Franchise opportunities compared

    Garbanzo vs Gdk

    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

    • Garbanzo figures come from its 2025 FDD and Gdk figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Garbanzo discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Garbanzo has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
    DisclosureGGarbanzoGdk
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $511,500 – $581,500
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    $635,500 – $1,123,000
    Total first outlet low/high
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $1,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $6.00
    OTHER FEES Fee Amount Due Date Remarks Royalty Fee — 6%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    $6.00
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $3.00
    f Net Sales Wednesday of each week See Note 1 Brand Development Fund Advertising Fee — 3%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    $3.00
    Marketing fund fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    52
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50
    7
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −2
    Calculated: 54 at end of 2022 → 52 at end of 2024
    +6
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2022 → 7 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)
    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 — FullFY2024
    8 outlets
    other Full-yearaffiliatesample FY2024 · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — FullFY2024
    15 outlets
    other Full-yearfranchisedsample FY2024 · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — PartialFY
    3 outlets
    other Excludednewoutlets FY2024 · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    +1 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.