TFS Burger Works franchise
2025 filing · March 18, 2025Shares sales figures
TFS Burger Works at a glance
A burger restaurant serving natural beef burgers, fresh-cut fries and Angus beef hot dogs. At the end of 2024 there were 2 TFS Burger Works locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- TFS Franchise Works LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $265K–$389K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 7%
- 7% of gross revenues, paid weekly, plus 2% to the national marketing fund
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 2
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 2
From TFS Franchise Works LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
TFS Burger Works among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | TFS Burger Works | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $327,000 | Costs less than 53% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 7% | Higher than 70% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 2 | Fewer than 82% of franchises |
How much a TFS Burger Works franchise costs
Opening one TFS Burger Works costs an estimated $265,000 to $389,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: TFS Franchise Works LLC, 2025 filing, page 17
TFS Burger Works franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: TFS Franchise Works LLC, 2025 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 7% of gross revenues, paid weekly, plus 2% to the national marketing fund. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: TFS Franchise Works LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Sales and earnings
Shares figures TFS Burger Works publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: TFS Franchise Works LLC, 2025 filing, page 54
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $590K–$1.1M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
SBA loans to TFS Burger Works franchisees
Lenders approved one SBA 7(a) loan for a TFS Burger Works franchisee in 2026, for $75K. It hasn’t 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 TFS Burger Works compares
Of the 63 burger franchises on this site, TFS Burger Works is the 10th cheapest to open and the 59th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | TFS Burger Works | Typical burger brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $265K | $556K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $389K | $1.52M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 2 | 25 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 44 of 63 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 63 brands in burger franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 2 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: TFS Franchise Works LLC, 2025 filing, page 59
Who owns TFS Burger Works?
TFS Burger Works franchises are sold by TFS Franchise Works LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From TFS Franchise Works LLC’s 2025 filing, page 6.
TFS Burger Works filings
The figures on this page come from TFS Franchise Works LLC’s 2025 filing, issued March 18, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | March 18, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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