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    Golden Corral vs GRIMALDIS PIZZERIA

    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.
    • Golden Corral and GRIMALDIS PIZZERIA 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 (Golden Corral: 9, GRIMALDIS PIZZERIA: 9). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureGCGolden CorralGPGRIMALDIS PIZZERIA
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $1,475,950 – $6,162,930
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $267,800 – $1,448,800
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $4.00
    Royaltyweekly GrossSales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    $6.00
    cal year. ITEM 6 OTHER FEES Type of Fee 1 Amount Due Date Remarks Royalty Fee 2 — 6
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $10,000
    Openingadvertising first90days
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    $2.00
    ldi’s – 04/26 FDD Type of Fee 1 Amount Due Date Remarks Brand Fund Contribution — 2
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    696
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 80
    88
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −14
    Calculated: 710 at end of 2023 → 696 at end of 2025
    −2
    Calculated: 90 at end of 2023 → 88 at end of 2025
    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 — Small
    $3,698,944
    other Table1 Small 2025 Average Gross Sales dollars · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Nontraditional
    $4,475,585
    other Table1 Nontraditional 2025 Average Gross Sales dollars · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Metro
    $1,884,452
    other Table1 Metro Average Food Cost dollars · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71
    +6 more groups in the full report
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table1 Middlethird
    14 restaurants
    other Table1 Middlethird · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table1 Topthird
    13 restaurants
    other Table1 Topthird · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table1 Bottomthird
    $1,646,764
    other Table1 Bottomthird · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    +6 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.

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