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    Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, Inc. vs Pickleman’s Gourmet Cafe

    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.

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    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, Inc. 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 (Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, Inc.: 38, Pickleman’s Gourmet Cafe: 16). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureCSCapriotti’s Sandwich Shop, Inc.Pickleman’s Gourmet Cafe
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $145,000 – $935,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $646,000 – $1,112,750
    Total initial investment for one Pickleman’s Gourmet Cafe — low estimate
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $40,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    $35,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $6.00
    Royalty Fee: 6% to 7% of monthly Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    6%
    Royalty percentage of gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $2.00
    Marketing fund current gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    3%
    Advertising fee percentage of gross sales — 3%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    155
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64
    35
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +2
    Calculated: 153 at end of 2023 → 155 at end of 2025
    +6
    Calculated: 29 at end of 2023 → 35 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)
    1991
    From a verified franchisor listing
    2008
    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 — Table 1 All Franchised Restaurants Open During All of 2025*
    $858,875
    other Table 1 Franchised All Franchised Restaurants Open During All of 2025* · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 59
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table 2 Open in Mature Markets
    6 restaurants
    other Table 2 Franchised Open in Mature Markets · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table 1 Open in Mature Markets**
    57 restaurants
    other Table 1 Franchised Open in Mature Markets** · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 59
    +35 more groups in the full report
    Franchised (8 locations) — other measures — Quartile2 of31full-yearfranchises
    $1,456,404
    other Quartile2 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36
    Franchised (31 locations) — other measures and revenue
    $1,447,902
    other Table1 Average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36
    Franchised (27 locations) — other measures and revenue
    $1,435,041
    other Table2 Average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36
    +13 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.

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