Franchise opportunities compared

    Beef Jerky Experience vs Blue Moon Estate Sales

    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

    • Beef Jerky Experience figures come from its 2026 FDD and Blue Moon Estate Sales figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Beef Jerky Experience discloses 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 (Beef Jerky Experience: 24, Blue Moon Estate Sales: 13). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureBeef Jerky ExperienceBlue Moon Estate Sales
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $191,450 – $406,900
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $89,515 – $113,325
    Single unit total
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    $57,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 19
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $4.00
    anner as the Royalty Fee We may increase the Brand and Technology Fee, up to a maximum of — 4
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16
    $5.50
    Standard royalty
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee
    $100
    National advertising fee initial minimum
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    68
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64
    136
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −20
    Calculated: 88 at end of 2023 → 68 at end of 2025
    +27
    Calculated: 109 at end of 2023 → 136 at end of 2025
    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)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    2013
    From a verified franchisor listing
    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 — Franchisedstoresfulloneyear
    $390,660
    other Table2 2023 Median sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Mid tier of Affiliate-ownedfull-yearstores
    $993,678
    other Table3 Mid 2022 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate storesfulloneyear
    $1,005,701
    other Table1 2022 Mean product sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    +21 more groups in the full report
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised territories operating before January 1, 2025, tenure 60+ months
    $571,160
    other 60+ months Median gross sales · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised territories operating before January 1, 2025, tenure 49 - 60 months
    $340,609
    other 49 - 60 months Average gross sales · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised territories operating before January 1, 2025, tenure 37 - 48 months
    11 territories
    other 37 - 48 months Territories · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    +10 more groups in the full report

    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.