About Franchise Evidence

Research for franchise decisions

Franchise Evidence turns primary Franchise Disclosure Documents into comparable profiles of US franchise systems. Start with costs, fees, disclosed sales, system health and the questions worth asking; expand the detail when you need the full tables and citations.

Browse and screen franchises, compare brands, explore rankings or read the guides. Where the evidence supports it, profile calculators let you change assumptions and explore illustrative economics.

Figures are labeled as disclosed, public data, derived, model estimates, missing or unresolved. Research is AI-assisted and machine-verified, without human line-by-line review. Methodology explains the process and its limits.

Franchise Evidence is an independent, personally operated publication. It offers research rather than individual advice. Advertising & Editorial Independence explains its commercial boundaries; Contact & Corrections is the route for questions or errors.

Accessibility

We aim for WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility, with semantic headings, labeled controls, keyboard access, text evidence labels and scrollable data tables. Native expanders keep detailed research available without requiring JavaScript. Automated and keyboard checks support this work but do not establish complete conformance.

Complex tables may be easier to read horizontally or with assistive technology; chart figures are also available as text or tables. If a page is difficult to use, email [email protected] with the URL and what happened. Accessibility feedback is welcome.