Franchise opportunities compared

    Protein Bar and Kitchen vs Qdoba

    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

    Protein Bar and Kitchen

    $369,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Qdoba

    Not available

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Protein Bar and Kitchen

    Not available

    Qdoba

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Protein Bar and Kitchen

    $1,000 the “Royalty”) will be — 1000

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Qdoba

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Before you compare

    • Protein Bar and Kitchen figures come from its 2026 FDD and Qdoba figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Protein Bar and Kitchen: 1, Qdoba: 7). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Protein Bar and Kitchen

    $369,500
    0 - $ 25 ,000 As arranged As incurred Unaffiliated Vendors TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT : — 369500
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Qdoba

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Protein Bar and Kitchen

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Qdoba

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

    Protein Bar and Kitchen

    $1,000 the “Royalty”) will be — 1000
    temporarily close your Business without our consent , your royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Qdoba

    5%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Protein Bar and Kitchen

    2%
    iencies and are compliant with all terms of the Franchise A greement. Brand Fund Contribution 4 — 2 — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Qdoba

    6%
    Marketing fee maximum — 6%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Protein Bar and Kitchen

    3
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55

    Qdoba

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Protein Bar and Kitchen

    +2
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2023 → 3 at end of 2025

    Qdoba

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Protein Bar and Kitchen

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Qdoba

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

    Protein Bar and Kitchen

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Qdoba

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

    Protein Bar and Kitchen

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Qdoba

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Protein Bar and Kitchen
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    27.7 percent
    other COGS
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Qdoba
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Qdoba restaurants open and franchisee-operated for all three fiscal…
    $422,629
    other 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 59
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Qdoba restaurants open and franchisee-operated for all three fiscal…
    5.6 percent
    other 2023
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 59
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Qdoba restaurants open and franchisee-operated for all three fiscal…
    390 units
    other 2023
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 59
    +4 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.

    Protein Bar and Kitchen vs Qdoba: common questions

    How do Protein Bar and Kitchen and Qdoba royalties compare?
    Protein Bar and Kitchen: $1,000 the “Royalty”) will be — 1000 (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12); Qdoba: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Protein Bar and Kitchen and Qdoba disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Protein Bar and Kitchen has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Qdoba has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 location groups. 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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