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    TravelCenters of America vs TravelCenters of America TA Express Center

    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.
    • TravelCenters of America and TravelCenters of America TA Express Center disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only TravelCenters of America has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
    DisclosureTOTravelCenters of AmericaTOTravelCenters of America TA Express Center
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $1,460,800 – $54,060,700
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $1,174,000 – $37,382,500
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $140,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 28
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $4.50
    Ongoing Royalty Fees — 4.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31
    $0.01
    Motor fuel royalty per gallon
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $3,000
    Advertising Fees — $3000
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31
    $3,000
    Monthly advertising fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    146
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 81
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    Not available
    Only one year reported
    +64
    Calculated: 82 at end of 2023 → 146 at end of 2025
    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
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — FranchisedCenters
    8,578,287 US gallons
    other FranchisedCenters diesel median · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 79
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 127 Company Centers meeting the Full Service Criteria for the entire 12-month p…
    8,490,022 US gallons
    other CompanyCenters diesel average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 127 Company Centers meeting the Full Service Criteria for the entire 12-month p…
    $8,312,540
    other Company nonfuel average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 81
    +4 more groups in the full report
    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.

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