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    Protein Bar & 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.

    Protein Bar & Kitchen2025 FDDQdoba2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    $369,500 – $685,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Qdoba

    $236,500 – $1,294,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    Not available

    Qdoba

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    6%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Qdoba

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
    • Qdoba 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 (Protein Bar & Kitchen: 1, Qdoba: 14). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    $369,500 – $685,000
    Total estimated initial investment
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Qdoba

    $236,500 – $1,294,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Qdoba

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

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    6%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Qdoba

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

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    2%
    Brand Fund contribution rate — 2%
    2025 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 & Kitchen

    16
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56

    Qdoba

    777
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    +3
    Calculated: 13 at end of 2022 → 16 at end of 2024

    Qdoba

    +44
    Calculated: 733 at end of 2022 → 777 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Protein Bar & 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 & Kitchen

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Qdoba

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

    Protein Bar & Kitchen

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Qdoba

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Protein Bar & Kitchen
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $1,265,051
    other gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    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
    +11 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 & Kitchen vs Qdoba: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Protein Bar & Kitchen or Qdoba?
    Protein Bar & Kitchen: $369,500 – $685,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Qdoba: $236,500 – $1,294,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Qdoba. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Protein Bar & Kitchen and Qdoba royalties compare?
    Protein Bar & Kitchen: 6% (2025 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.
    Which has more locations, Protein Bar & Kitchen or Qdoba?
    Protein Bar & Kitchen: 16 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56); Qdoba: 777 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Protein Bar & Kitchen and Qdoba disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Protein Bar & Kitchen has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Qdoba has reviewed Item 19 figures for 14 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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