Franchise opportunities compared

    PrimoHoagies vs Protein Bar & Kitchen

    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

    PrimoHoagies

    $366,240 – $652,496

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    $369,500 – $685,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    PrimoHoagies

    $25,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    PrimoHoagies

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    6%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Before you compare

    • PrimoHoagies figures come from its 2026 FDD and Protein Bar & Kitchen figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (PrimoHoagies: 5, Protein Bar & Kitchen: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    PrimoHoagies

    $366,240 – $652,496
    Estimated total investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    $369,500 – $685,000
    Total estimated initial investment
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    PrimoHoagies

    $25,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

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

    PrimoHoagies

    6%
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    6%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    PrimoHoagies

    3%
    Brand fund contribution — 3%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    2%
    Brand Fund contribution rate — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    PrimoHoagies

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    16
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    PrimoHoagies

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    +3
    Calculated: 13 at end of 2022 → 16 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    PrimoHoagies

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

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

    PrimoHoagies

    2002
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

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

    PrimoHoagies

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    PrimoHoagies
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Designated Restaurants open for entire measurement period
    $927,299
    other annual gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 25% of Designated Restaurants
    $1,348,351
    other Top quartile average annual sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Designated Restaurants
    54 restaurants
    other All provisions count meeting or exceeding average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    +2 more groups in the full report
    Protein Bar & Kitchen
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $1,265,051
    other gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55

    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.

    PrimoHoagies vs Protein Bar & Kitchen: common questions

    Which costs less to open, PrimoHoagies or Protein Bar & Kitchen?
    PrimoHoagies: $366,240 – $652,496 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20); Protein Bar & Kitchen: $369,500 – $685,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for PrimoHoagies. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do PrimoHoagies and Protein Bar & Kitchen royalties compare?
    PrimoHoagies: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); Protein Bar & Kitchen: 6% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do PrimoHoagies and Protein Bar & Kitchen disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    PrimoHoagies has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups; Protein Bar & Kitchen 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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