Franchise opportunities compared
Sonic Drive-In vs Sushi Avenue
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
Sonic Drive-In
$1,485,200
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 38Sushi Avenue
$18,525 – $158,470
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Sonic Drive-In
Not available
Sushi Avenue
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Sonic Drive-In
1%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 34Sushi Avenue
Not available
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Sushi Avenue discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Sonic Drive-In has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
Sushi AvenueSonic Drive-In
Sushi Avenue
Sonic Drive-In
Sushi Avenue
Sonic Drive-In
Sushi Avenue
Sonic Drive-In
Sushi Avenue
System scale & health
Sushi AvenueSonic Drive-In
Sushi Avenue
Sonic Drive-In
Sushi Avenue
Sonic Drive-In
Sushi Avenue
Sonic Drive-In
Sushi Avenue
Sonic Drive-In
Sushi Avenue
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Sushi AvenueNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
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.
Sonic Drive-In vs Sushi Avenue: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Sonic Drive-In or Sushi Avenue?
- Sonic Drive-In: $1,485,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 38); Sushi Avenue: $18,525 – $158,470 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Sushi Avenue. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Sonic Drive-In or Sushi Avenue?
- Sonic Drive-In: 3,412 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74); Sushi Avenue: 329 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Sonic Drive-In and Sushi Avenue disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Sonic Drive-In has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 location groups; Sushi Avenue makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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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Full Sonic Drive-In report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Sushi Avenue report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
