La Madeleine Franchises for Sale

A French-style bakery café serving breads, pastries, entrées, coffee and wine in a 2,500–3,500 square foot leased space. A full-kitchen, multi-daypart restaurant backed by a large French restaurant group.

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Total units

$1.2M+

Initial investment

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Brand Performance Snapshot

Franchised and company-owned unit counts for 2023 through 2025, as reported in the franchisor's FDD.

Unit count by year

Franchised Corporate

2023

2024

2025

Franchised units

Company-owned units

Total units

-4.4%

3-yr unit growth

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La Madeleine Franchise Model Overview

La Madeleine Bakery & Cafés sell fresh-baked breads and pastries, French-themed entrées, sandwiches, soups, salads, coffee and wine, plus private-label retail items. The standard format is a Full Bakery & Café of roughly 2,500 to 3,500 square feet in a leased suburban or strip location, with a smaller Express format for non-traditional host sites. The full format is a heavy build: leasehold improvements, kitchen equipment and permitting, including a liquor license, push the investment into seven figures before real estate. The franchisor is owned by France's Le Duff group, and affiliates also sell existing company-owned cafés to franchisees through a refranchising program at a negotiated price. A Lead Operator with at least three years of multi-restaurant management experience and a 10 percent equity stake must be onsite daily, with a trained manager on duty at all hours. The system is mid-sized and has been contracting slightly, with franchised units down for two years and roughly a third of cafés company-operated.

Ideal owner profile

Experienced multi-unit restaurant operator with at least three years of multi-restaurant management

A Lead Operator holding 10 percent equity who can be onsite daily

Capital for a seven-figure full-kitchen build-out or a negotiated purchase of company-owned cafés

Comfortable running an all-day bakery, café and wine service with a trained management bench

Development-minded groups able to commit to two or more cafés

Investment Snapshot

Initial franchise fee $40,000 (Full Bakery & Café; $20,000 Express at a non-traditional site)

Total initial investment $1,230,360 – $2,254,160

Royalty 5% of weekly Gross Sales

Ad / brand fund 2.25% Brand Marketing Fund; 1% Local Store Marketing required (combined obligation up to 4%)

FDD year 2026 (unit data through 2025)

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