Franchise opportunities compared
A&W Restaurants, Inc. vs Taco Bell Corp.
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
A&W Restaurants, Inc.
$424,130 – $1,640,034
2026 FDD · Item 7Taco Bell Corp.
$152,250 – $1,766,250
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
A&W Restaurants, Inc.
$30,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9Taco Bell Corp.
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
A&W Restaurants, Inc.
Not available
Taco Bell Corp.
Not available
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- A&W Restaurants, Inc. and Taco Bell Corp. disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only A&W Restaurants, Inc. has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
A&W Restaurants, Inc.Taco Bell Corp.Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
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 Taco Bell Corp.: common questions
- Which costs less to open, A&W Restaurants, Inc. or Taco Bell Corp.?
- A&W Restaurants, Inc.: $424,130 – $1,640,034 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Taco Bell Corp.: $152,250 – $1,766,250 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Taco Bell Corp.. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Do A&W Restaurants, Inc. and Taco Bell Corp. disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- A&W Restaurants, Inc. has reviewed Item 19 figures for 11 location groups; Taco Bell Corp. makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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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Full A&W Restaurants, Inc. report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Taco Bell Corp. report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
