Franchise opportunities compared
Habitat Burger vs Hardees Restaurants
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.
- Hardees Restaurants discloses 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 (Habitat Burger: 89, Hardees Restaurants: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | HBHabitat Burger | HRHardees Restaurants |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $1,031,500 – $2,864,500 120,000 As Incurred As Incurred Third Parties TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (9) — 1031500 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23 | $57,000 – $1,385,000 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $35,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13 | $25,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 28 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $2.00 required information or understate required Royalties or the Brand Fee by more than — 2% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20 | $3.00 i) — 3% ment and Franchised Agreement, we will reduce each of the royalty fee and APO by 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 38 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.00 required information or understate required Royalties or the Brand Fee by more than — 2% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20 | $4.25 d by the Franchise Agreement. Hardee’s National Advertising Fund — “HNAF”) Currently, — 4.25% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | Not available No reviewed outlet counts | 396 Outlets at end of 2026 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | Not available Only one year reported | −12 Calculated: 408 at end of 2024 → 396 at end of 2026 |
| 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 — Franchisee Covered Restaurants Tier 4 $2,765 other Table A Tier 4 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee Covered Restaurants Tier 1 $1,185 other Table A Tier 1 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee Covered Restaurants Tier 3 $2,073 other Table A Tier 3 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 +86 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — USfreestandingHardee’s 88 restaurants other Company-owned · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 75 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — USfreestandingHardee’s 50.1 percent other Franchised · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 75 |
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.