Which costs less to open, Arby’s or Baba Saj?

Arby’s: $12,000 – $1,374,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Baba Saj: $351,500 – $555,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Arby’s. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

How do Arby’s and Baba Saj royalties compare?

Arby’s: 4% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31); Baba Saj: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.

Which has more locations, Arby’s or Baba Saj?

Arby’s: 3,365 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74); Baba Saj: 2 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do Arby’s and Baba Saj disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Arby’s has reviewed Item 19 figures for 10 location groups; Baba Saj makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

Arby’s vs Baba Saj

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.

Arby’s2025 FDD BSBaba Saj2025 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Arby’s

$12,000 – $1,374,000

2025 FDD · Item 7

Baba Saj

$351,500 – $555,500

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Arby’s

—

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 32

Baba Saj

$55,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

Royalty · Item 6

Arby’s

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31

Baba Saj

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
Arby’s discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
Only Arby’s has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

Arby’s

BSBaba Saj

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Arby’s

$12,000 – $1,374,000

2025 FDD · Item 7

Baba Saj

$351,500 – $555,500

Franchise Agreement total initial investment: $351,500–$555,500

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Arby’s

—

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 32

Baba Saj

$55,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

Royalty (Item 6)

Arby’s

Royalty fee, Traditional Restaurants: 4% of Gross Sales

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31

Baba Saj

Continuing royalty fee: 5% of weekly Gross Revenue

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Arby’s

4.2%

Traditional Restaurant minimum aggregate advertising expenditure: 4.2% of Gross Sales — 4.2%

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31

Baba Saj

Brand Fund contribution: currently 2%, may increase to 3% — 2%

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9

System scale & health

Disclosure

Arby’s

BSBaba Saj

Total outlets (Item 20)

Arby’s

3,365

Outlets at end of 2024

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74

Baba Saj

Outlets at end of 2024

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Arby’s

−50

Calculated: 3,415 at end of 2022 → 3,365 at end of 2024

Baba Saj

Calculated: 2 at end of 2022 → 2 at end of 2024

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Arby’s

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Baba Saj

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Arby’s

1965

From a verified franchisor listing

Baba Saj

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Arby’s

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Baba Saj

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

Arby’s

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2024 Franchised Traditional Restaurants, 1st quartile

$1,754,983

other 1st quartile median AUV: $1,754,983

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2024 Franchised Traditional Restaurants, 4th quartile

$794,630

other AUV

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2024 Franchised Traditional Restaurants, All Restaurants

$1,269,097

other AUV

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72

+7 more groups in the full report

BSBaba Saj

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.

Arby’s vs Baba Saj: common questions

Which costs less to open, Arby’s or Baba Saj?: Arby’s: $12,000 – $1,374,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Baba Saj: $351,500 – $555,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Arby’s. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do Arby’s and Baba Saj royalties compare?: Arby’s: 4% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31); Baba Saj: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Which has more locations, Arby’s or Baba Saj?: Arby’s: 3,365 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74); Baba Saj: 2 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Arby’s and Baba Saj disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Arby’s has reviewed Item 19 figures for 10 location groups; Baba Saj 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.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures