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

Across 176 published quick-service restaurants brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $328,300, and low ends run from $0 to $1,614,568 (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 quick-service restaurants franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?

By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Bento Sushi ($0–$20,200, 2025 FDD); Cousins Subs ($0–$205,000, 2026 FDD); The Budlong Hot Chicken ($0–$389,950, 2025 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.

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

111 of 183 published quick-service restaurants brands (61%) 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 quick-service restaurants franchises have the most locations?

By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Subway (18,773); Domino's Pizza (14,472); Sonic Drive-In (6,824). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Quick-Service Restaurants Franchises: 183 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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Quick-Service Restaurants franchise benchmarks

How much does it cost to open a quick-service restaurants franchise?: Across 176 published quick-service restaurants brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $328,300, and low ends run from $0 to $1,614,568 (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 quick-service restaurants franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?: By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Bento Sushi ($0–$20,200, 2025 FDD); Cousins Subs ($0–$205,000, 2026 FDD); The Budlong Hot Chicken ($0–$389,950, 2025 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.
How many quick-service restaurants franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: 111 of 183 published quick-service restaurants brands (61%) 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 quick-service restaurants franchises have the most locations?: By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Subway (18,773); Domino's Pizza (14,472); Sonic Drive-In (6,824). 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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