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Beef O Bradys Family Sports Pubs vs BP Smokehouse
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
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- BP Smokehouse 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 O Bradys Family Sports Pubs: 22, BP Smokehouse: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | BOBeef O Bradys Family Sports Pubs | BSBP Smokehouse |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $525,850 Total single pub excluding real property/tenant allowance 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20 | $418,250 – $861,100 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $25,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $5.00 Monthly royalty previous-month adjusted gross sales 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $5.00 Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.50 Current monthly marketing/development fund previous-month adjusted gross sales 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $1.00 Marketing fund 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 125 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64 | 1 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −10 Calculated: 135 at end of 2023 → 125 at end of 2025 | +0 Calculated: 1 at end of 2023 → 1 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 | 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 — Franchised mature 100 pubs other Franchised mature · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised mature $1,706,570 other Franchised mature · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised mature 95 pubs other Franchised mature · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 +19 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $30,206 other Imputed royalty fees · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42 |
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.