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    Meals Of Hope Logistics vs Signal

    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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Meals Of Hope Logistics

    $61,050 – $71,925

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14

    Signal

    $160,200 – $10,189,650

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Meals Of Hope Logistics

    $40,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9

    Signal

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Meals Of Hope Logistics

    Not available

    Signal

    4%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Before you compare

    • Meals Of Hope Logistics figures come from its 2025 FDD and Signal figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Signal 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 (Meals Of Hope Logistics: 6, Signal: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Meals Of Hope Logistics

    $61,050 – $71,925
    Total initial investment
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14

    Signal

    $160,200 – $10,189,650
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Meals Of Hope Logistics

    $40,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9

    Signal

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Meals Of Hope Logistics

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Signal

    4%
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Meals Of Hope Logistics

    5%
    Brand Fund Contribution — 5%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Signal

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Meals Of Hope Logistics

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Signal

    1,883
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Meals Of Hope Logistics

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Signal

    +824
    Calculated: 1,059 at end of 2023 → 1,883 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Meals Of Hope Logistics

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Signal

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Meals Of Hope Logistics

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Signal

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Meals Of Hope Logistics

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Signal

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Meals Of Hope Logistics
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-Owned Location in Tampa/South Florida
    3,222,880 meals or territories
    other Affiliate meals packed, Tampa/South West Florida
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Location 4, 2024 calendar year
    1 meals or territories
    other Franchised Location 4 territories
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-Owned Location
    6,441,856 meals or territories
    other Affiliate meals packed, US
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    +3 more groups in the full report
    Signal
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $2,261,371
    other gross revenue per unit, all quartiles
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52

    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.

    Meals Of Hope Logistics vs Signal: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Meals Of Hope Logistics or Signal?
    Meals Of Hope Logistics: $61,050 – $71,925 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14); Signal: $160,200 – $10,189,650 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Meals Of Hope Logistics. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Meals Of Hope Logistics and Signal disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Meals Of Hope Logistics has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 location groups; Signal has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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