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    Cupbop vs Dave S Hot Chicken Spv

    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

    • Cupbop figures come from its 2026 FDD and Dave S Hot Chicken Spv figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Dave S Hot Chicken Spv discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Cupbop has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
    DisclosureCCupbopDave S Hot Chicken Spv
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $298,740 – $669,390
    Total lower initial investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18
    $617,800 – $3,218,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    6%
    Royalty monthly gross sales percentage
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    $6.00
    Continuing royalty
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 27
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    4.5%
    Advertising Fund monthly gross sales percentage maximum — 4.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    $500
    Unauthorized advertising fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    56
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45
    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +3
    Calculated: 53 at end of 2023 → 56 at end of 2025
    Not available
    Only one year reported
    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 — Table1 Company-owned Greater than $910K
    $1,004,084
    other Company-owned Greater than $910K · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table1 Company-owned $730K - $910K
    $905,203
    other Company-owned $730K - $910K · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table1 Company-owned $565K - 730K
    $658,517
    other Company-owned $565K - 730K · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    +12 more groups in the full report
    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    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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