Semi-absentee Crumbl Cookies franchise in Southern California generating over $260K in adjusted SDE on more than $1.1M in annual revenue. The sale also includes licensed rights to develop a second Crumbl location in a nearby unserved market, at no added valuation.

This is a single, fully operational unit in a high-traffic retail center anchored by national and regional tenants, serving a dense local customer base. It sells premium cookies and desserts on a weekly rotating menu that drives weekly repeat visits, with orders fulfilled in store, through the brand's app, and through third-party delivery. Standardized franchisor systems cover POS, supply chain, marketing, and menu development, and the location carries no long-term debt.

Key Financial Highlights

- Adjusted SDE: over $260K

- Annual Revenue: over $1.1M

- Debt-free balance sheet at closing; the original build-out loan has been fully retired

- Franchisor-driven national marketing and brand demand, with no owner-led sales function required

- Licensed development rights to a second market included in the purchase price

Operational Overview

The business is structured to run without daily owner involvement. A store manager and assistant manager handle scheduling, ordering, staffing, and day-to-day operations, and ownership is involved only at a high level on promotions, marketing, and labor review. Both managers are long-tenured and the hourly crew has been notably stable.

Customers deal with the brand and the store team rather than with ownership, and no personal owner relationships need to transfer. There is no customer concentration; revenue comes from a broad local retail base rather than contracts or accounts. Product, menu, and pricing are set at the franchise level, so a buyer inherits a proven playbook, and no remodel or refresh is currently required.

Growth Opportunities

- Develop the included second-market territory, which has no existing branded cookie franchise competition, using the playbook, vendor relationships, and management structure already proven at the existing unit

- Recapture volume at the existing location through consistent daily execution and active local promotion, a lever ownership has not pushed under a semi-absentee structure

- Raise average order value through bundling, catering, and event orders

- Expand contribution from app and delivery channels

- Build on seasonal beverage and specialty dessert offerings

Reason for Sale

The unit was built and scaled by an ownership group as part of a multi-unit franchise initiative. With the location stabilized and running efficiently, the group is realigning its portfolio to focus on other ventures.

Ideal Buyer Profile

This suits an owner-operator or small investor group seeking a proven, cash-flowing franchise with brand backing, trained staff, and a built-in expansion right. No food or franchise background is required beyond the franchisor's own new-owner training.

Confidentiality

This is a confidential sale. Employees, customers, and vendors are not aware of ownership's intent to sell. The specific location, entity, and detailed financials are disclosed to qualified buyers following execution of a non-disclosure agreement and verification of financial capability. Buyers are asked not to contact the business, its staff, or its landlord directly.

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