Roni's Mac Bar franchise
2024 filing · July 17, 2024Shares sales figures
Roni's Mac Bar at a glance
A fast-casual restaurant where customers build their own mac and cheese.
The business
- Franchisor
- Roni's Mac Bar Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $139K–$218K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $49,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5.9%
- 5.9% of gross revenues, paid weekly
Where it is
- US locations, 2023
- 0
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 0
From Roni's Mac Bar Franchising, LLC’s 2024 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Roni's Mac Bar among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Roni's Mac Bar | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $178,275 | Costs less than 73% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $49,000 | Higher than 62% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5.9% | Lower than 65% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 0 | Fewer than 97% of franchises |
How much a Roni's Mac Bar franchise costs
Opening one Roni's Mac Bar costs an estimated $138,750 to $217,800. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Roni's Mac Bar Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 17
Roni's Mac Bar franchise fee
The franchise fee is $49,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Roni's Mac Bar Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5.9% of gross revenues, paid weekly. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Roni's Mac Bar Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 10
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Roni's Mac Bar publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Roni's Mac Bar Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 51
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $330K–$590K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
SBA loans to Roni's Mac Bar franchisees
Lenders approved 3 SBA 7(a) loans for Roni's Mac Bar franchisees in 2026, $670K 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 Roni's Mac Bar compares
Of the 813 restaurant franchises on this site, Roni's Mac Bar is the 38th cheapest to open and the 763rd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Roni's Mac Bar | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $139K | $408K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $218K | $866K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $49K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5.9% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 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: Roni's Mac Bar Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 54
Who owns Roni's Mac Bar?
Roni's Mac Bar franchises are sold by Roni's Mac Bar Franchising, LLC.
From Roni's Mac Bar Franchising, LLC’s 2024 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 68–70. |
|---|---|
| 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: Roni's Mac Bar Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, litigation on pages 68–70, bankruptcy on page 8
Roni's Mac Bar filings
The figures on this page come from Roni's Mac Bar Franchising, LLC’s 2024 filing, issued July 17, 2024, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 filing | July 17, 2024 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2021–2023 |
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