Franchise opportunities compared
A&W Restaurants, Inc. vs Aloha Poke Co
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.
Before you compare
- A&W Restaurants, Inc. figures come from its 2026 FDD and Aloha Poke Co figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- A&W Restaurants, Inc. and Aloha Poke Co 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, Aloha Poke Co: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  A&W Restaurants, Inc. | APAloha Poke Co |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $227,095 – $1,640,034 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $140,900 – $475,930 2025 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $30,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9 | $5,000 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | Not available No reviewed royalty record | $5.00 Royalty rate 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $5.00 tive agreements entered into with A&W or any affiliate. Advertising Fee 1, 2, 3 — 5 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $1.00 Brand Fund contribution current 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | Not available No reviewed outlet counts | 17 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | Not available Only one year reported | +2 Calculated: 15 at end of 2022 → 17 at end of 2024 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | 1925 From a verified franchisor listing | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | 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 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 6 Suburban & Urban Restaurants, a subset of 11 affiliate and affiliate joint-ve… $731,253 other Suburban & Urban · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 5 Central Business District Restaurants, a subset of 11 affiliate and affiliate… $526,269 other Central Business District · 2025 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.