Hummus Republic franchise
2025 filing · May 5, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Hummus Republic at a glance
A fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant serving build-your-own pitas, bowls and salads. At the end of 2024 there were 40 Hummus Republic locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2018
- 7 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Woodland Hills, California
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $208K–$659K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $36,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross revenue, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross revenue, paid weekly
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 20% of then-current initial franchise fee
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 40
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 40
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +31
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 15
- Most in California, New Jersey and Florida
From Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc’s 2025 filing; revenue and net loss from its audited financial statements, page 97; 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
Hummus Republic among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Hummus Republic | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $433,250 | Costs more than 58% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $36,000 | Lower than 60% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 40 | More than 61% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $573,092 | Lower than 65% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.3× | Lower than 61% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Hummus Republic franchise costs
Opening one Hummus Republic costs an estimated $207,500 to $659,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 14
Hummus Republic franchise fee
The franchise fee is $36,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 8
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross revenue, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross revenue, paid weekly. |
| Technology Fee | Then current amount, currently $250-$500 |
| Transfer Fee | Fifty Percent (50%) of our then current Franchise fee |
| Renewal Fee | 20% of then-current initial franchise fee |
| Substitute or New Manager Training/Additional Training | Currently, $4,000, plus your expenses in attending |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 9
Other fees as filed, from pages 10–11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Hummus Republic publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $573,092
- Median revenue
- $596,181
Yearly figures for 2024, covering franchisee-operated restaurants open all of 2024 (18 locations). The average is about 1.3 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc, 2025 filing, pages 37–38
SBA loans to Hummus Republic franchisees
Lenders approved 72 SBA 7(a) loans for Hummus Republic franchisees from 2019 to 2026, $19M in all. All 4 that have ended were paid in full; none was charged off. The other 68 haven’t ended 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
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2024 / 2022–2024. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Hummus Republic | Typical fast food brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +60% / +344% | 0% / +5.6% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 16% / 67% | 3.7% / 17% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical fast food brand is the median of the 124 brands in fast food franchises with three years of counts.
How Hummus Republic compares
Of the 309 fast food franchises on this site, Hummus Republic is the 54th cheapest to open and the 120th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Hummus Republic | Typical fast food brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $208K | $353K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $659K | $786K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $36K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $573K | $1.14M | $794K |
| US locations | 40 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 (+6) | 1 | – | – |
| 2022 | 13 (+4) | 1 | +6 | −2 |
| 2023 | 25 (+12) | 0 | +12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 40 (+15) | 0 | +19 | −4 |
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: fast food franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 3 to 40 (+37, +1233%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 39
2021: Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc, 2024 filing, page 41
Where Hummus Republic locations are
At the end of 2024, Hummus Republic had franchised locations in 15 states. The most are in California, New Jersey and Florida.
- California12
- New Jersey8
- Florida3
- Indiana3
- Arizona2
- Georgia2
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| California | 12 |
| New Jersey | 8 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Indiana | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
All 15 states
| Nevada | 1 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
Source: Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 39
Who owns Hummus Republic?
Hummus Republic franchises are sold by Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc. Its filing names no parent company.
From Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc’s 2025 filing, page 6.
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: Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 8
Hummus Republic filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Hummus Republic Franchising USA, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued May 5, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | May 5, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
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