Jerk King franchise
2025 filing · April 17, 2025
Jerk King at a glance
A restaurant serving Caribbean-style jerk food and related dishes. At the end of 2024 there were 1 Jerk King locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Jerk King Franchising USA, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 800–1,200 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $248K–$471K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $30,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross revenues, paid monthly; a 3% system advertising contribution starts once the fund is formed
- Brand fund
- None now
- Not charged at present ($0); 3% of gross revenue if a fund is formed
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 1
- Most in Minnesota
From Jerk King Franchising USA, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Jerk King among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Jerk King | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $359,613 | Costs more than 50% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $30,000 | Lower than 72% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Jerk King franchise costs
Opening one Jerk King costs an estimated $247,826 to $471,400. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Jerk King Franchising USA, LLC, 2025 filing, page 18
Jerk King franchise fee
The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Jerk King Franchising USA, LLC, 2025 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross revenues, paid monthly; a 3% system advertising contribution starts once the fund is formed. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Not charged at present ($0); 3% of gross revenue if a fund is formed. |
| Technology Fee | When instituted: Up to $100 per month |
| On-Site Training and Assistance | $50 per hour, minimum charge of 8 hours per day |
| Required Minimum Expenditure for Local Advertising | 3% of Gross Revenues |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Jerk King Franchising USA, LLC, 2025 filing, pages 9 and 10
Other fees as filed, from pages 10–11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Jerk King does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Jerk King Franchising USA, LLC, 2025 filing, page 58
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $620K–$1.1M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Jerk King compares
Of the 813 restaurant franchises on this site, Jerk King is the 167th cheapest to open and the 701st largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Jerk King | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $248K | $408K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $471K | $866K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $30K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 1 | 14 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 474 of 813 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 813 brands in restaurant franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: Jerk King Franchising USA, LLC, 2025 filing, page 59
Where Jerk King locations are
At the end of 2024, Jerk King had locations in 1 state. The most are in Minnesota.
- Minnesota1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Source: Jerk King Franchising USA, LLC, 2025 filing, page 60
Who owns Jerk King?
Jerk King franchises are sold by Jerk King Franchising USA, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Jerk King Franchising USA, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 7.
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: Jerk King Franchising USA, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 9
Jerk King filings
The figures on this page come from Jerk King Franchising USA, 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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