Franchise opportunities compared
Crave vs Fat Shack
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
- Crave figures come from its 2025 FDD and Fat Shack figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Crave discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Fat Shack has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | CCrave |  Fat Shack |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $237,500 – $275,600 2025 FDD · Item 7 | $183,250 – $487,600 TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $45,000 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 2) — 8% Royalty Fee 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | 6% · percent of Gross Sales Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.00 Brand Development Fee — 2% 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | 1.5% of gross sales Marketing and Promotion Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 22 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57 | 31 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +5 Calculated: 17 at end of 2022 → 22 at end of 2024 | +1 Calculated: 30 at end of 2023 → 31 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 | 2015 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 11 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2013 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation | Franchised (24 locations) — revenue $614,309 median Annual Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46 Company-owned (2 locations) — revenue $620,432 mean annual Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46 |
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.