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    Bojangles Restaurant vs Bonita Bowls

    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.

    BRBojangles Restaurant2026 FDDBonita Bowls2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Bojangles Restaurant

    Not available

    Bonita Bowls

    $147,900 – $442,850

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Bojangles Restaurant

    Not available

    Bonita Bowls

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Bojangles Restaurant

    4%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Bonita Bowls

    4%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Before you compare

    • Bojangles Restaurant figures come from its 2026 FDD and Bonita Bowls figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Bonita Bowls 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 (Bojangles Restaurant: 6, Bonita Bowls: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Bojangles Restaurant

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total

    Bonita Bowls

    $147,900 – $442,850
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Bojangles Restaurant

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Bonita Bowls

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

    Bojangles Restaurant

    4%
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Bonita Bowls

    4%
    Royalty percentage for first disclosed operation period
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Bojangles Restaurant

    1%
    Marketing Development Fund — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Bonita Bowls

    1.5%
    Marketing Fund contribution gross sales percentage maximum — 1.5%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Bojangles Restaurant

    867
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77

    Bonita Bowls

    4
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Bojangles Restaurant

    +50
    Calculated: 817 at end of 2023 → 867 at end of 2025

    Bonita Bowls

    +2
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2022 → 4 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Bojangles Restaurant

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Bonita Bowls

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

    Bojangles Restaurant

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Bonita Bowls

    2021
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Bojangles Restaurant

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Bonita Bowls

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    BRBojangles Restaurant
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bojangles franchised full-size restaurants with the Bone-In Chicken menu, fisca…
    $2,457,841
    other Bone-in full-size franchised avg gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 68
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bojangles company-operated full-size restaurants with Bone-In Chicken menu, fis…
    $2,192,197
    other Bone-in full-size company-operated avg gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 68
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bojangles franchised Express Restaurants, fiscal year 2025 (December 30, 2024 t…
    $1,937,055
    other Express franchised avg gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73
    +3 more groups in the full report
    Bonita Bowls
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate business 1
    $818,032
    other Affiliate business 1
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate business 2
    $471,693
    other Affiliate business 2
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate business 3
    $521,946
    other Affiliate business 3
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50

    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.

    Bojangles Restaurant vs Bonita Bowls: common questions

    How do Bojangles Restaurant and Bonita Bowls royalties compare?
    Bojangles Restaurant: 4% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22); Bonita Bowls: 4% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Bojangles Restaurant or Bonita Bowls?
    Bojangles Restaurant: 867 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77); Bonita Bowls: 4 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Bojangles Restaurant and Bonita Bowls disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Bojangles Restaurant has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 location groups; Bonita Bowls has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 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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