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    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill vs Sammy’s Sliders

    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.

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill2026 FDDSammy’s Sliders2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill

    $371,400 – $856,100

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Sammy’s Sliders

    $328,300 – $712,600

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill

    Not available

    Sammy’s Sliders

    $40,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Royalty · Item 6

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Sammy’s Sliders

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Before you compare

    • Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill figures come from its 2026 FDD and Sammy’s Sliders figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill and Sammy’s Sliders disclose 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 (Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill: 16, Sammy’s Sliders: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill

    $371,400 – $856,100
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Sammy’s Sliders

    $328,300 – $712,600
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Sammy’s Sliders

    $40,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill

    6%
    Royalty Fee is 5% of Net Revenues. We have the right to increase the Royalty Fee to — 6%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Sammy’s Sliders

    5%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill

    1.5%
    Advertising contributions may increase by no more than 2% of Net Revenues in any calendar year, no more than 1% in a calendar year when the Royalty Fee increases from 5% to 6%, and total advertising contributions may not exceed 6% of Net Revenues — 1.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Sammy’s Sliders

    2%
    Brand development fund rate — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Sammy’s Sliders

    0
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Sammy’s Sliders

    +0
    Calculated: 0 at end of 2022 → 0 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Sammy’s Sliders

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

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Sammy’s Sliders

    2017
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Sammy’s Sliders

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Top third
    5 locations
    other Exceeding average Franchised Top third
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company/affiliate individual location A; paragraph2025/tablecolumn2024 source c…
    $982,653
    other Company location A gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company/affiliate individual location D; paragraph2025/tablecolumn2024 source c…
    $1,107,159
    other Company location D gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    +13 more groups in the full report
    Sammy’s Sliders
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $72,453
    other Gross Sales January 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62

    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.

    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill vs Sammy’s Sliders: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill or Sammy’s Sliders?
    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill: $371,400 – $856,100 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Sammy’s Sliders: $328,300 – $712,600 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Sammy’s Sliders. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill and Sammy’s Sliders royalties compare?
    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12); Sammy’s Sliders: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill and Sammy’s Sliders disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Salsaritas Fresh Mexican Grill has reviewed Item 19 figures for 16 location groups; Sammy’s Sliders 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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