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Sticky Fingers Cooking franchise — is it worth it?

Child services & education · FDD-based assessment · registered 2026

Low risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed

STICKY FINGERS COOKING operates in child services and education, offering a franchise model with a relatively low initial investment.

Everything below is free, read straight off Sticky Fingers Cooking's registered filing, with where the numbers land against child services & education peers. Weighing Sticky Fingers Cooking against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.

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Total initial investment
$78,045 – $126,756
Below the child services & education median · median $134,630
Initial franchise fee
—
FDD Item 5
Royalty
8%
FDD Item 6
Item 19 earnings
Disclosed
figure not machine-read
Litigation (Item 3)
None
none disclosed
Outlet network
16 units
+8 last year

Figures above are as disclosed in Sticky Fingers Cooking's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 37167-202608-14 — check it yourself. See every other Minnesota-registered franchise.

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How much does a Sticky Fingers Cooking franchise make?

Sticky Fingers Cooking is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every child services & education brand that discloses earnings in the Child care & education franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.

Sticky Fingers Cooking franchise profit vs. revenue

Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Sticky Fingers Cooking's 8% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Sticky Fingers Cooking franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Sticky Fingers Cooking franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.

Sticky Fingers Cooking lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

Sticky Fingers Cooking's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.

Sticky Fingers Cooking closures & failure rate

Before you sign, Sticky Fingers Cooking will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Sticky Fingers Cooking's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a child services & education of this kind.

The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Sticky Fingers Cooking's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Net franchised outlets moved +8 to 16 in the latest reported year.

Who owns Sticky Fingers Cooking?

Sticky Fingers Cooking's franchise is offered by SFC TEAM FRANCHISE, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at MN CARDS; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.

Child services & education franchises at a similar investment level

Anyone weighing Sticky Fingers Cooking is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.

Story Time Chess$65,579 – $87,227 · Item 19 disclosedSuper Soccer Stars$70,350 – $102,250 · Item 19 disclosedBest Brains$49,850 – $134,300Parker-Anderson Enrichment$45,506 – $141,120 · Item 19 disclosedAfficient Academy$46,630 – $141,540Elite Tutoring Place$62,000 – $128,500XP League$82,650 – $110,800Engineering for Kids$71,200 – $139,750 · Item 19 disclosedSpiderSmart$79,900 – $139,400JEI Learning Center$85,000 – $139,000Stemtree$90,700 – $195,300 · Item 19 disclosedSteamoji$197,063 – $487,913

Sticky Fingers Cooking franchise — frequently asked

Who owns Sticky Fingers Cooking — who is the franchisor?

Sticky Fingers Cooking's most recently filed FDD (2026) names SFC TEAM FRANCHISE, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.

How much does a Sticky Fingers Cooking franchise cost?

Sticky Fingers Cooking's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $78,045 – $126,756 and a 8% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against child services & education peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $134,630).

How much profit does a Sticky Fingers Cooking franchise make?

Sticky Fingers Cooking discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (8% of gross for Sticky Fingers Cooking), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Sticky Fingers Cooking franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.

Does Sticky Fingers Cooking disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Yes — Sticky Fingers Cooking reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.

Are there lawsuits against Sticky Fingers Cooking?

No — Sticky Fingers Cooking's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.

Is Sticky Fingers Cooking a good franchise to buy?

Nobody can answer that from Sticky Fingers Cooking's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against child services & education peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is low risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.

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This report compiles and structures publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data from state franchise registrations. It is not legal, financial, or investment advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchisor, and does not replace reading the full FDD or consulting a franchise attorney or accountant. All figures are as disclosed by the franchisor in its most recent registered FDD. Item 19 financial performance representations are made at the franchisor’s option and may be absent or limited.