Franchise opportunities compared
Burger King vs BurgerFi
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 2025 FDDs.
- Burger King and BurgerFi disclose 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 (Burger King: 80, BurgerFi: 12). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | BKBurger King |  BurgerFi |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $564,600 – $979,100 2025 FDD · Item 7 | $704,750 – $5,857,500 2025 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $50,000 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 29 | $35,000 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $4.50 Royalty rate 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 34 | 5.5% Royalty percentage of gross sales 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $4.50 Advertising contribution as of Jan 1 2025 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 43 | 2% Marketing Fund gross sales percentage — 2% 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | Not available No reviewed outlet counts | 82 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | Not available Only one year reported | −31 Calculated: 113 at end of 2022 → 82 at end of 2024 |
| 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 — Non-Traditional Restaurants, consolidated 100 percent other Non-Traditional annual sales distribution · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 102 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Remodel scope Grand Total 1,031 units other Remodel scope · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 108 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Non-Traditional Restaurants, franchisee-owned 8.4 percent other Non-Traditional annual sales distribution · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 102 +77 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised All 55 Restaurants 49 percent other Franchised All 55 Restaurants · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Top 25% 21 percent other Franchised Top 25% · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Top 50% 4 restaurants other Franchised Top 50% · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 +9 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.