Franchises · 2026 FDD · Wisconsin DFI filing 640670
Schlotzsky's franchise cost, unit revenue and closures
Opening a Schlotzsky's cost $1,403,145 to $2,261,500 in the 2026 FDD; the franchisor's revenue disclosure has no single unit figure; 14.1% of franchised units closed over three years.
Franchisor: Schlotzsky's Franchisor SPV LLC. FDD issued 2026-03-27, amended 2026-05-11. Fiscal year end 2025-12-28. Figures re-found on the cited page 2026-11-03.
What a unit costs to open
Traditional Restaurant with a Cinnabon Express bakery.
What a unit pays the franchisor
| Initial franchise fee | $35,500 | Item 5, p. 19 |
|---|---|---|
| Royalty | Royalty Fee 6% of Net Sales, weekly | Item 6, p. 22 |
| Advertising fund | Advertising Contribution currently 4% of Net Sales, may be raised to 5% | Item 6, p. 22 |
single Restaurant; may be reduced as an incentive.
What a unit sells
Item 19 is optional and is the franchisor's own representation. It is shown here as filed, with the franchisor's measure, sample and period, and nothing is estimated where it is missing.
Item 19 present, no single unit figure. Net Sales by quartile, fiscal 2025, Traditional Franchises split by format with no combined row: 201 with a drive-thru (Table 1, average $1,157,190, median $1,084,731) and 34 without (Table 2, average $1,042,298, median $899,905) (Item 19, p. 78, 79).
Sample: 235 eligible Traditional Franchises that reported sales in all 52 weeks of fiscal 2025 (ended 2025-12-28); excludes Non-Traditional, co-branded and affiliate-owned Restaurants. Period: fiscal 2025, ended 2025-12-28.
Revenue to investment
Undefined: Item 19 is split by drive-thru format with no combined figure.
How many units open and close
| Franchised units | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start of year | 299 | 295 | 280 |
| Opened | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Terminated | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Not renewed | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ceased, other reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| End of year | 295 | 280 | 267 |
| Company-owned, end of year | 22 | 28 | 27 |
Item 20, Table 1 p. 80; Table 3 totals p. 84.
Closures are the franchisor's Item 20 counts of units terminated, not renewed, or ceased for other reasons, summed over 2023–2025 and divided by franchised units at the start of 2023. Units the franchisor reacquired are not closures. This is an Item 20 count, not a failure rate.
Source and method
Every figure above comes from the Schlotzsky's Franchise Disclosure Document issued 2026-03-27 and amended 2026-05-11, as filed with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (filing 640670, registry record). The PDF is the franchisor's and is not hosted here; the item and page beside each figure is where to check it. Item 7 and Item 20 tables were read cell by cell; Item 19 was read by hand; each Item 20 year was checked to sum (start + opened − exits = end) before it was recorded.
Informational only, not professional, legal or investment advice. Unitnomics computes from the filing and does not advise on, rank, or refer to any franchise. Last reviewed: November 2026.