Franchise opportunities compared

    Firehouse Subs vs Fish With You Brand Management

    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

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Firehouse Subs discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Firehouse Subs has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
    DisclosureFirehouse SubsFWFish With You Brand Management
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $405,350 – $1,577,750
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $231,600
    Estimated total initial investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $20,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 24
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $6.00
    Royalty rate: 6% of Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29
    $3.00
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee
    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    2,247
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    Not available
    Only one year reported
    +941
    Calculated: 1,306 at end of 2022 → 2,247 at end of 2024
    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)
    1995
    From a verified franchisor listing
    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
    Franchised (1,033 locations) — other measures
    $154,410
    other Counter Service · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73
    Franchised (704 locations) — EBITDA and revenue and other measures and costs
    $103,119
    other EBITDA, All · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76
    Franchised (35 locations) — other measures — 35 franchised Free Standing Restaurants with a Drive Thru continuously operated…
    $1,054,318
    other Free-Standing w/Drive Thru · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    +8 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.