Hoppin' franchise
2025 filing · April 17, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Hoppin' at a glance
A self-pour taproom where guests pour their own beer and wine from a wall of taps. At the end of 2024 there were 4 Hoppin' locations in the US, 2 franchised and 2 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Hoppin Franchise Group, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Typical size
- 3,500–4,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $554K–$1.7M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $59,995
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross revenues, paid daily, plus 2% to the advertising fund
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross revenue a month, paid monthly
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- A flat $2,500 for each Franchise.
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 4
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 2
- Company-owned
- 2
- Change in 1 years
- +2
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 3
- Most in South Carolina, North Carolina and Texas
Support and records
From Hoppin Franchise Group, LLC’s 2025 filing; revenue and net loss from its audited financial statements, page 216; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Hoppin' among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Hoppin' | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,126,350 | Costs more than 85% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $59,995 | Higher than 88% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 4 | Fewer than 74% of franchises |
How much a Hoppin' franchise costs
Opening one Hoppin' costs an estimated $553,950 to $1,698,750. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Hoppin Franchise Group, LLC, 2025 filing, page 21
Hoppin' franchise fee
The franchise fee is $59,995. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Hoppin Franchise Group, LLC, 2025 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross revenues, paid daily, plus 2% to the advertising fund. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross revenue a month, paid monthly. |
| Renewal Fee | A flat $2,500 for each Franchise. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Hoppin Franchise Group, LLC, 2025 filing, pages 13 and 14
Other fees as filed, from page 15. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Hoppin' publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Hoppin Franchise Group, LLC, 2025 filing, page 56
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $870K–$1.5M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
SBA loans to Hoppin' franchisees
Lenders approved 3 SBA 7(a) loans for Hoppin' franchisees from 2022 to 2024, $2.59M in all. None has been paid off or charged off yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Hoppin' compares
Of the 168 entertainment franchises on this site, Hoppin' is the 116th cheapest to open and the 95th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Hoppin' | Typical entertainment brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $554K | $286K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.7M | $598K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $60K | $45K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 1.3% | 2% |
| US locations | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 0% | 4.5% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 113 of 168 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 168 brands in entertainment franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 2 | – | – |
| 2023 | 1 (+1) | 2 | – | – |
| 2024 | 2 (+1) | 2 | +1 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Hoppin Franchise Group, LLC, 2025 filing, page 57
Where Hoppin' locations are
At the end of 2024, Hoppin' had locations in 3 states. The most are in South Carolina, North Carolina and Texas.
- South Carolina2
- North Carolina1
- Texas1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Hoppin Franchise Group, LLC, 2025 filing, page 58
Who owns Hoppin'?
Hoppin' franchises are sold by Hoppin Franchise Group, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Hoppin Franchise Group, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 8.
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: Hoppin Franchise Group, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 12, bankruptcy on page 12
Hoppin' filings
The figures on this page come from Hoppin Franchise Group, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 17, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 17, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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