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    McAlister’s Deli vs Melt n Dip Franchising LLC

    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.
    • McAlister’s Deli discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only McAlister’s Deli has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
    DisclosureMDMcAlister’s DeliMelt n Dip Franchising LLC
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $910,175 – $2,575,400
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $345,050
    Estimated Total — $345050
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $35,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 27
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $5.00
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29
    $5.00
    Royalty Fee 1 — 5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $3.00
    Advertising Contribution is currently 2% of Net Sales and may be increased up to 3% of Net Sales by notice to franchisees at any time.
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29
    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    1,144
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 85
    13
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +66
    Calculated: 1,078 at end of 2023 → 1,144 at end of 2025
    +7
    Calculated: 6 at end of 2023 → 13 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)
    1994
    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
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top Quartile traditional-franchise quartile
    120 units
    other Top Quartile · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 84
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2nd Quartile traditional-franchise quartile
    $2,233,065
    other 2nd Quartile · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 84
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 3rd Quartile traditional-franchise quartile
    $1,589,119
    other 3rd Quartile · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 84
    +3 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.

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