How much does it cost to open a full-service restaurants franchise?

Across 60 published full-service restaurants brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $525,850, and low ends run from $0 to $3,195,009 (FDDs from 2024 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.

Which full-service restaurants franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?

By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Green Mill Restaurants ($0–$1,681,800, 2025 FDD); Angry Crab Shack ($3–$421,800, 2026 FDD); Home Grown Industries Of Georgia ($5–$2,051,000, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.

How many full-service restaurants franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

43 of 60 published full-service restaurants brands (72%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.

Which full-service restaurants franchises have the most locations?

By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: IHOP International House of Pancakes (6,772); Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar (1,480); Buffalo Wild Wings (1,397). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Full-Service Restaurants Franchises: 60 Brands, Costs & FDD Figures

Median uses the low end of each brand's reviewed Item 7 total in its latest FDD — the cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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Full-Service Restaurants brands (60)

Full-Service Restaurants franchise benchmarks

How much does it cost to open a full-service restaurants franchise?: Across 60 published full-service restaurants brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $525,850, and low ends run from $0 to $3,195,009 (FDDs from 2024 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.
Which full-service restaurants franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?: By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Green Mill Restaurants ($0–$1,681,800, 2025 FDD); Angry Crab Shack ($3–$421,800, 2026 FDD); Home Grown Industries Of Georgia ($5–$2,051,000, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.
How many full-service restaurants franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: 43 of 60 published full-service restaurants brands (72%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.
Which full-service restaurants franchises have the most locations?: By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: IHOP International House of Pancakes (6,772); Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar (1,480); Buffalo Wild Wings (1,397). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Calculated by Franopolis from published brands' reviewed figures. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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