Franchise opportunities compared
Earl OF Sandwich vs KFC Non-Traditional
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Earl OF Sandwich
$303,000 – $639,500
2025 FDD · Item 7KFC Non-Traditional
$318,075 – $2,258,500
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Earl OF Sandwich
$25,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12KFC Non-Traditional
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Earl OF Sandwich
6%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13KFC Non-Traditional
Not available
Before you compare
- Earl OF Sandwich figures come from its 2025 FDD and KFC Non-Traditional figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Earl OF Sandwich discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Earl OF SandwichNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
No reviewed Item 19 figures
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.
Earl OF Sandwich vs KFC Non-Traditional: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Earl OF Sandwich or KFC Non-Traditional?
- Earl OF Sandwich: $303,000 – $639,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7); KFC Non-Traditional: $318,075 – $2,258,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Earl OF Sandwich. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Earl OF Sandwich or KFC Non-Traditional?
- Earl OF Sandwich: 31 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 49); KFC Non-Traditional: 29 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Earl OF Sandwich and KFC Non-Traditional disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Earl OF Sandwich makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; KFC Non-Traditional has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
Keep researching
Full Earl OF Sandwich report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full KFC Non-Traditional report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
