Frank & Furter's franchise
2025 filing · April 30, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Frank & Furter's at a glance
A family restaurant serving hot dogs, sausages, burgers, fresh-cut fries and shakes, with beer and wine where allowed. At the end of 2024 there were 3 Frank & Furter's locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- Franknfurters Franchising LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 1,000–2,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $404K–$1.11M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of weekly net sales, plus 1.5% to the advertising fund
- Brand fund
- 1.5%
- 1.5% of net sales, paid weekly
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 25% of then-current Initial Franchise Fee
- Agreement length
- 10 years
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 3
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 3
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 2 years
- +3
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 1
- Most in California
From Franknfurters Franchising LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Frank & Furter's among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Frank & Furter's | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $756,725 | Costs more than 78% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 3 | Fewer than 78% of franchises |
How much a Frank & Furter's franchise costs
Opening one Frank & Furter's costs an estimated $403,900 to $1,109,550. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are first restaurant ($351,700 to $874,550) and development fee ($50,000 to $225,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Fees (3 months) | $800 | ||
| Development Fee | $50,000 | $225,000 | |
| Legal and Accounting | $2,500 | $10,000 | |
| First Restaurant | $351,700 | $874,550 | |
| Total | $403,900 | $1,109,550 | |
Source: Franknfurters Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 17
Frank & Furter's franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Franknfurters Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of weekly net sales, plus 1.5% to the advertising fund. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1.5% of net sales, paid weekly. |
| Technology Fee | $800 per month |
| Transfer Fee | $10,000 |
| Renewal Fee | 25% of then-current Initial Franchise Fee |
| Additional Initial Training Fee | $1,000 per attendee. |
| Local Marketing Expenditure | The greater of (i) $2,500 per month or (ii) 3% of Net Sales |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Franknfurters Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from pages 10–12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Frank & Furter's publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Franknfurters Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 49
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $730K–$1.3M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Frank & Furter's compares
Of the 309 fast food franchises on this site, Frank & Furter's is the 176th cheapest to open and the 236th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Frank & Furter's | Typical fast food brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $404K | $353K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.11M | $786K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1.5% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 3 | 23 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 189 of 309 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 309 brands in fast food franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 (+3) | 0 | – | – |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: Franknfurters Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 51
Where Frank & Furter's locations are
At the end of 2024, Frank & Furter's had franchised locations in 1 state. The most are in California.
- California3
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| California | 3 |
Source: Franknfurters Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 51
Who owns Frank & Furter's?
Frank & Furter's franchises are sold by Franknfurters Franchising LLC.
From Franknfurters Franchising LLC’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Franknfurters Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 8
Frank & Furter's filings
The figures on this page come from Franknfurters Franchising LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 30, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 30, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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