Quick-service restaurants, coffee, pizza, sandwiches and bakery-café concepts. 13 brands covered, ordered by the low end of their disclosed investment range.
Median investment range
$436K – $1.14M
median of brand lows and highs (derived)
Median disclosed AUV
$1.37M
11 of 13 brands disclose an annual average
Median royalty
6%
13 brands with % of sales royalty
Growing vs. shrinking
12 / 1
by 3-year franchised unit change
What the disclosures show in this category: 11 of 13 brands publish an annual average unit sales figure in Item 19, ranging from $973,809 to $4,057,000. Subway makes no financial performance representation at all. Over the most recent three fiscal years, 12 systems added franchised units and 1 lost them; the biggest mover was Eggs Up Grill (+79.3%). Investment ranges are not like-for-like: some include equipment financing scenarios, multiple formats or franchisor-owned real estate — read the notes on each profile.