Franchise opportunities compared
Toppers Pizza vs Wayback Burgers
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.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Toppers Pizza discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | TPToppers Pizza |  Wayback Burgers |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $124,100 – $420,700 2026 FDD · Item 7 | Not available No reviewed Item 7 total |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $35,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 5.5% Continuing Royalty — 5.5% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 | 6% OTHER FEES Type of Fee Amount Due Date Remarks Royalty The greater of — 6% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 3% Brand development fund weekly contribution — 3% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 136 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 61 | Not available No reviewed outlet counts |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +82 Calculated: 54 at end of 2023 → 136 at end of 2025 | Not available Only one year reported |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | No reviewed Item 19 figures | Not 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.
Toppers Pizza vs Wayback Burgers: common questions
- How do Toppers Pizza and Wayback Burgers royalties compare?
- Toppers Pizza: 5.5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); Wayback Burgers: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Do Toppers Pizza and Wayback Burgers disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Toppers Pizza has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file; Wayback Burgers 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.