Waffle Cabin

$WCFBF500 #501
CategoryFood: Full-Service Restaurants
SubcategoryMiscellaneous Full-Service Restaurants
Locations58
Franchisee Count13
Franchise Fee$23,500
Item 7 Low$93,750
Item 7 Midpoint$159,925
Item 7 High$226,100
Royalty Fees5% of Gross Sales
Ad / Brand Fund2%
Sold Not Open0
ParentAtomium, Inc.
Founded1998
Completeness34/34 (100%)
Years in Business28
Began Franchising2012
HQSouth Chittenden, VT
Executives2
LinksWeb
Main Phone(802)775-0058
FDD IssuedJune 19, 2025
Last UpdatedAug 24, 2026
FDDs2026 · 2025 · 2024 🔒
Franchisor

Waffle Cabin offers franchises for the right to establish and operate a restaurant or food trailer/truck offering quick-serve Belgian sugar waffles and beverages such as coffee, tea and hot cocoa.

Franchisees must use the ShopKeep POS System and maintain a high-speed telecommunication line for access to the franchisor's computer system, which provides sales tracking, inventory management, and other business reports.

Waffle Cabin offers franchises for the right to establish and operate a restaurant or food trailer/truck offering quick-serve Belgian sugar waffles and beverages such as coffee, tea and hot cocoa.

Read Waffle Cabin’s complete 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — plus 2 prior years on file. Founder level — $19/mo — also unlocks Item 19 revenue, financial strength and unit trajectory across all 3,860 brands on FranDeals.

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