Cosi
Cosi operates all-day café-style fast casual restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and coffee beverages. Our menu features our signature flatbread, made-to-order sandwiches, fresh salads, soups, flatbread pizzas, bowls, bagels, breakfast wraps, oatmeal, parfaits, snacks, desserts, and other food and beverage items made with our proprietary recipes and techniques. We serve customers looking for a convenient place to dine in, take out, or order approved catering and delivery, with a menu that works throughout the day. Each restaurant is designed with a welcoming, comfortable interior and exterior look that makes the brand easy to recognize. We operate through retail restaurant locations that follow our standards for recipes, service, sourcing, operations, and presentation.
Your franchise match score
Fast Food
Brand highlights
- CEOAndrew Berger
- Headquarters500 Rutherford Avenue, Charlestown, MA, 02129
- Year founded2017
- Year started franchising2005
- IndustryFast Food
- Locations open68 (-35 last three years)
Statistics & metrics
- Investment range$466,500 - $946,900
- Franchise fee$40,000
- Royalty5% of Net Sales
- Brand fundMaximum Total: Will not exceed 5% of Net Sales (Notes 3 and 4) Current allocation: You must contribute 1% of Net Sales to the System Ad Fund, and spend 1% of Net Sales on your local advertising
- Required Liquid CapitalN/A
- Required Net WorthN/A
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FDD Version Referenced - Issuance Date: 2019-04-29
| Category | Detail | View |
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| The Franchisor & Executives | Learn about Cosi, its parent company, and the executive leadership team responsible for operating and supporting the franchise system. | |
| Initial Franchise Fee | Learn about the initial franchise fee required to join the Cosi franchise system and what that fee covers. | |
| Other Fees | Understand the ongoing and additional fees associated with owning a Cosi franchise, including royalties, marketing contributions, and other required payments. | |
| Estimated Initial Investment | Review the estimated total initial investment required to open a Cosi franchise, including startup costs and working capital estimates. | |
| Territory | Understand how franchise territories are defined, whether they are exclusive, and under what circumstances they may be modified by Cosi. | |
| Financial Performance Representations | Review any financial performance information Cosi provides, including revenue or earnings data, if disclosed. |
Location data
| Total locations | 68 |
| Franchise locations | 17 |
| Corporate locations | 51 |
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