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    Advanced Fresh Concepts vs Afc

    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.

    Advanced Fresh Concepts2026 FDDAfc2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    $26,983 – $134,611

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Afc

    $955,500 – $1,519,500

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    $5,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Afc

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    Not available

    Afc

    6%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Before you compare

    • Advanced Fresh Concepts figures come from its 2026 FDD and Afc figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Advanced Fresh Concepts discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Afc has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    $26,983 – $134,611
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Afc

    $955,500 – $1,519,500
    Total initial investment
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    $5,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Afc

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Afc

    6%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Afc

    1%
    Marketing fee current rate — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    0
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 46

    Afc

    3,762
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    +0
    Calculated: 0 at end of 2023 → 0 at end of 2025

    Afc

    +3,466
    Calculated: 296 at end of 2022 → 3,762 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Afc

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

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Afc

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

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Afc

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Advanced Fresh Concepts

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Afc
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate Owned Centers in 2024
    $3,284,470
    other Affiliate-owned cash revenue range high
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee Owned Centers in 2024
    $4,800,253
    other Franchisee-owned cash revenue range high
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52

    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.

    Advanced Fresh Concepts vs Afc: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Advanced Fresh Concepts or Afc?
    Advanced Fresh Concepts: $26,983 – $134,611 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Afc: $955,500 – $1,519,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Advanced Fresh Concepts. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Advanced Fresh Concepts or Afc?
    Advanced Fresh Concepts: 0 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 46); Afc: 3,762 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Advanced Fresh Concepts and Afc disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Advanced Fresh Concepts makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Afc has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. 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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