Le Macaron French Pastries franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Le Macaron French Pastries franchise takes $154,180 – $454,000 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $61,000 – $134,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 1%. To qualify, Le Macaron French Pastries asks for $20,000 in liquid cash and a $250,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Le Macaron French Pastries franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $61,000 | $134,000 | $61,000 to $134,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $154,180 | $454,000 | $154,180 to $454,000 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $154,180 | $454,000 | $154,180 to $454,000 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 6% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 1% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Le Macaron French Pastries cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Le Macaron French Pastries's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Le Macaron French Pastries's disclosed cost sits against the Food & Beverage category:
- Minimum startup cost of $154,180 — about 45% below the Food & Beverage median of $282,500.
- Initial franchise fee of $61,000 — about 1.7× the Food & Beverage median of $35,000.
Category medians are computed from the Food & Beverage brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Food & Beverage franchises
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How Le Macaron French Pastries's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2020: began the window at 6 units; 79 units opened, 33 closed, ending at 48 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Le Macaron French Pastries or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Le Macaron French Pastries for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Le Macaron French Pastries is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Le Macaron French Pastries grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Le Macaron French Pastries can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Le Macaron French Pastries franchise
Le Macaron French Pastries is a food & beverage franchisor with 48 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2020, it began the window at 6 units; its filings record 79 unit openings and 33 closures, ending at 48 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is Le Macaron Development LLC.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
You will operate a traditional pastry shop, permanent kiosk, or mobile cart featuring a variety of signature macarons and other assorted French pastries, such as croissants, pains au chocolat, French madeleines, éclairs, pies, and cakes, as well as chocolates, gelato, an assortment of domestic and European coffees, non-alcoholic (and in certain cases alcoholic) beverages, and related items under the name “LE MACARON FRENCH PASTRIES”.
Le Macaron French Pastries franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Le Macaron French Pastries franchise cost?
- $154,180 – $454,000 all-in to open, per Le Macaron French Pastries's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Le Macaron French Pastries units are there?
- 48 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Le Macaron French Pastries's units held up?
- 65.2% of units at risk between 2017 and 2020 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).