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    Famous Daves vs Scramblers Brands Development

    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.

    Famous Daves2026 FDDScramblers Brands Development2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Famous Daves

    $53,500 – $4,440,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Scramblers Brands Development

    $547,000 – $1,096,500

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Famous Daves

    Not available

    Scramblers Brands Development

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Famous Daves

    Not available

    Scramblers Brands Development

    4%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Before you compare

    • Famous Daves figures come from its 2026 FDD and Scramblers Brands Development figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Famous Daves and Scramblers Brands Development 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 (Famous Daves: 4, Scramblers Brands Development: 7). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Famous Daves

    $53,500 – $4,440,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Scramblers Brands Development

    $547,000 – $1,096,500
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Famous Daves

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Scramblers Brands Development

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Famous Daves

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Scramblers Brands Development

    4%
    of Fee Amount Due Date Remarks our members, officers, employees, and agents. Royalty Fee — 4
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Famous Daves

    2%
    Marketing Fund Fee annual increase up to 1/2% — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 36

    Scramblers Brands Development

    1%
    erage for the Franchised Business, we may obtain coverage at your expense. Marketing Fund — 1 — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Famous Daves

    100
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 71

    Scramblers Brands Development

    27
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Famous Daves

    −24
    Calculated: 124 at end of 2022 → 100 at end of 2025

    Scramblers Brands Development

    +2
    Calculated: 25 at end of 2022 → 27 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Famous Daves

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Scramblers Brands Development

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Famous Daves

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Scramblers Brands Development

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Famous Daves

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Scramblers Brands Development

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Famous Daves
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company-owned
    $2,613,365
    other net revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised
    30 restaurants
    other Below average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company-owned Famous Dave’s restaurants open for all of fiscal 2025
    15 restaurants
    other Below median
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    +1 more groups in the full report
    Scramblers Brands Development
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Corporate full-year same-owner restaurants
    $1,016,002
    other Table19-1 Corporate 2023
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Corporate operating restaurants
    55 percent
    other Table19-2 Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Corporate full-year same-owner restaurants
    $1,024,037
    other Table19-1 Corporate 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    +4 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.

    Famous Daves vs Scramblers Brands Development: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Famous Daves or Scramblers Brands Development?
    Famous Daves: $53,500 – $4,440,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Scramblers Brands Development: $547,000 – $1,096,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Famous Daves. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Famous Daves or Scramblers Brands Development?
    Famous Daves: 100 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 71); Scramblers Brands Development: 27 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Famous Daves and Scramblers Brands Development disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Famous Daves has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups; Scramblers Brands Development has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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