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    A&W Restaurants, Inc. vs Abu Omar Halal

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.2026 FDDAbu Omar Halal2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.

    $424,130 – $1,640,034

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Abu Omar Halal

    $266,800 – $1,169,250

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.

    $30,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9

    Abu Omar Halal

    $35,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Royalty · Item 6

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.

    Not available

    Abu Omar Halal

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • A&W Restaurants, Inc. and Abu Omar Halal disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (A&W Restaurants, Inc.: 11, Abu Omar Halal: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.

    $424,130 – $1,640,034
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Abu Omar Halal

    $266,800 – $1,169,250
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.

    $30,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9

    Abu Omar Halal

    $35,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13
    Royalty (Item 6)

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Abu Omar Halal

    6%
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.

    5%
    tive agreements entered into with A&W or any affiliate. Advertising Fee 1, 2, 3 — 5 — 5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Abu Omar Halal

    2%
    Brand fund contribution — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Abu Omar Halal

    26
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Abu Omar Halal

    +7
    Calculated: 19 at end of 2023 → 26 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Abu Omar Halal

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.

    1925
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Abu Omar Halal

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Abu Omar Halal

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    A&W Restaurants, Inc.
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Freestanding drive-thru Second Quartile (15 Restaurants)
    $1,537,678
    other Freestanding drive-thru Second Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Freestanding drive-thru All Reporting Freestanding Restaurants (59 Restaurants)
    $3,035,900
    other Freestanding drive-thru All Reporting Freestanding Restaurants
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Freestanding drive-thru Third Quartile (15 Restaurants)
    $1,214,671
    other Freestanding drive-thru Third Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    +8 more groups in the full report
    Abu Omar Halal
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    1 locations
    other Shopping center locations excluded for partial year
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    A&W Restaurants, Inc. vs Abu Omar Halal: common questions

    Which costs less to open, A&W Restaurants, Inc. or Abu Omar Halal?
    A&W Restaurants, Inc.: $424,130 – $1,640,034 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Abu Omar Halal: $266,800 – $1,169,250 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Abu Omar Halal. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do A&W Restaurants, Inc. and Abu Omar Halal disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    A&W Restaurants, Inc. has reviewed Item 19 figures for 11 location groups; Abu Omar Halal has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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