5 High-Profile NJ Dessert Franchises | $7M Revenue | $800K EBITDA | Under 3X

Acquire Five Established Locations for Less Than Their Estimated Replacement Cost

What if you could acquire five established locations of a high-profile nationwide dessert franchise for less than what it may cost to build them today?

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a five-location dessert franchise portfolio in Eastern New Jersey backed by a nationally recognized consumer concept, established management infrastructure, trained teams, existing customers, and fully built-out locations.

The portfolio is projected to generate approximately $7 million in 2026 revenue and $800,000 in estimated EBITDA. The current asking price is $2.4 million or best reasonable offer, representing approximately 3.0X estimated EBITDA at asking.

More importantly, these are not five locations that still need to be built, permitted, equipped, staffed, and introduced to their markets.

The infrastructure already exists. The locations are operating. The teams are in place. The revenue is being generated.

For the right multi-unit restaurant operator, this may represent an opportunity to acquire scale at an attractive entry point and focus capital and expertise on operations rather than construction.

The Opportunity at a Glance

• 5 established franchise locations
• Eastern New Jersey
• Approximately $7,000,000 projected 2026 revenue
• Approximately $800,000 estimated EBITDA
• $2,400,000 asking price — or best reasonable offer
• Approximately 3.0X estimated EBITDA at asking
• Top-quartile five-store cluster within the franchise system, based on franchisor-reported system data and subject to buyer verification
• Management foundation already in place
• Established customer base and trained teams
• Existing leases, equipment and operating infrastructure

The five-store portfolio has reportedly achieved top-quartile performance among comparable five-store clusters within the franchise system nationwide, an important indicator of the underlying strength of these locations. Buyers will have the opportunity to verify this information directly during due diligence.

Are You the Second Operator?

The first owner made the investment required to establish five locations.

The stores were built. Equipment was installed. Locations were developed. Teams were recruited and trained. Systems were implemented. Customers were acquired. The initial learning curve was absorbed.

The next owner gets to acquire what already exists.

That changes the investment thesis.

Instead of allocating substantial capital and time toward developing five new locations, an experienced buyer can potentially direct that capital, energy, and operating expertise toward maximizing the performance of five established businesses.

The question for a sophisticated operator becomes:

What could these five locations become under experienced, engaged multi-unit leadership?

What You're Acquiring

The portfolio provides an established operating platform that includes five built-out locations, full bakery and production infrastructure, POS systems, existing leases subject to landlord consent, a management foundation, trained hourly teams, and an established local customer base.

The buyer is not beginning with an empty storefront.

The operating foundation has already been created.

Why the Seller Is Selling

The seller has relocated his family across the country and has increasingly concentrated his time, attention, and capital on a substantially larger real estate business.

This is an important distinction.

The sale is about focus and capital allocation.

The seller recognizes that attention is one of an entrepreneur's most limited resources and has made the decision to concentrate on the business where he believes his expertise and capital can have the greatest impact.

He has also adjusted his expectations to the current acquisition market rather than anchoring the portfolio to historical valuations.

The result may be an unusually attractive entry point for the right buyer. The current asking price is below the broker's estimate of what it would cost to recreate these five operating locations today.

The Operational Upside

This opportunity is particularly compelling for an experienced multi-unit QSR, restaurant, or food-service operator who understands how incremental improvements across several locations can materially affect consolidated profitability.

Potential areas of focus include:

• Labor scheduling and productivity
• Food-cost management
• Purchasing discipline
• Portion and production controls
• Waste reduction
• Store-level marketing
• Optimizing operating hours
• Management accountability
• KPI implementation and monitoring
• Customer frequency and average ticket
• Cross-store management efficiencies

Across five locations, relatively modest improvements in store-level performance can potentially have a meaningful impact on consolidated earnings.

This is where an experienced operator may see opportunity that a passive investor does not.

Build Five—or Buy Five?

Building five new franchise locations can require franchise fees, site selection, lease negotiations, permitting, construction, equipment packages, hiring, training, pre-opening expenses, and months of capital deployment before a new store produces meaningful revenue.

Here, the buyer is evaluating five locations that are already operating, with leases, equipment, systems, teams, and an existing customer base in place. The portfolio is currently projected at approximately $7 million in annual revenue and $800,000 in estimated EBITDA.

Why build five from zero when you may be able to acquire five established locations at an attractive multiple?

That is one of the central arguments for this acquisition.

Ideal Buyer

This portfolio is not being positioned as a passive investment.

The strongest buyer will likely be an experienced multi-unit QSR or food-service operator, restaurant group, existing franchisee, family office with operating infrastructure, or entrepreneurial buyer with the ability to oversee a multi-location organization.

An ideal buyer understands:

• Multi-unit management
• Labor optimization
• Food-cost controls
• Inventory and waste management
• Manager accountability
• KPI-driven operations
• Local-store marketing
• Customer experience
• Building and retaining strong teams

The opportunity is particularly compelling for someone who can look at five established locations and say:

"I know which levers to pull."

Financial Snapshot

2026 Projected Revenue: Approximately $7,000,000

Estimated EBITDA: Approximately $800,000

Estimated EBITDA Margin: Approximately 11.4%

Average Revenue Per Location: Approximately $1.4 million

Asking Price: $2,400,000 — or Best Reasonable Offer

Implied Multiple at Asking: Approximately 3.0X estimated EBITDA

Seller will consider reasonable offers.

SBA or conventional financing may be available to qualified buyers, subject to lender requirements, franchisor approval, and transaction qualification.

The Investment Thesis

The investment thesis is straightforward:

Five established locations.

Approximately $7 million in projected revenue.

Approximately $800,000 in estimated EBITDA.

Established infrastructure.

Management foundation in place.

National consumer brand recognition.

An asking price of approximately 3X estimated EBITDA.

And potentially most important:

An opportunity for an experienced operator to acquire an existing five-unit platform rather than spending the time and capital required to recreate one from scratch.

For the right buyer, the opportunity isn't simply to purchase what these businesses are today.

It's to determine what five established locations could become under the right operating leadership.

Confidential Offering

The identity of the national dessert franchise, exact store locations, store-level financial information, leases, employee information, detailed operating results, and additional confidential information will be released only to qualified prospective buyers.

Qualified buyers will receive access to additional information including:

• Store-level financials
• Historical and projected operating results
• P&Ls and applicable add-back schedules
• Lease information
• Equipment and asset information
• Management and staffing structure
• Franchise transfer requirements
• Operational information
• Due diligence materials

NDA, buyer profile, and proof of financial capability will be required prior to release of confidential information.

Any transaction will be subject to buyer due diligence, franchisor approval, and applicable landlord consent.

All financial figures, projections, rankings, and estimates are seller-provided or broker estimates and should be independently verified by the buyer during due diligence.