Vicious Biscuit franchise
2026 filing · April 28, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
Vicious Biscuit at a glance
A Southern restaurant serving fork-and-knife biscuit dishes, brunch plates and craft cocktails. At the end of 2025 there were 11 Vicious Biscuit locations in the US, 4 franchised and 7 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- Vicious Biscuit Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2022
- 4 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
- Typical size
- 2,800–3,200 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $875K–$1.36M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Plus a $5,000 development services fee
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 2% for marketing
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1.0% of gross sales to the fund, within a 2.0% marketing contribution that includes local spend
- Renewal fee
- $20,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 11
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 4
- Company-owned
- 7
- Change in 3 years
- +4
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 7
- Most in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida
From Vicious Biscuit Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing; revenue and net loss from its audited financial statements, page 163; 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
Vicious Biscuit among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Vicious Biscuit | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,115,834 | Costs more than 85% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 11 | Fewer than 60% of franchises |
How much a Vicious Biscuit franchise costs
Opening one Vicious Biscuit costs an estimated $875,000 to $1,356,667. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are construction (includes permits) ($420,000 to $640,000) and equipment ($180,000 to $280,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $40,000 | ||
| Development Services Fee | $5,000 | ||
| Lease/rent | $35,000 | $66,667 | |
| Construction (includes permits) | $420,000 | $640,000 | |
| Equipment | $180,000 | $280,000 | |
| POS and Technology Stack | $20,000 | $30,000 | |
| Signage | $20,000 | $30,000 | |
| Opening Advertising | $20,000 | ||
| Inventory and Start-up Supplies | $20,000 | $40,000 | |
| Insurance | $7,500 | $10,000 | |
| Training Expenses | $30,000 | $50,000 | |
| Business Licenses | $5,000 | $10,000 | |
| Architect and Professional Fees | $20,000 | $30,000 | |
| Additional Funds (3 Months) | $50,000 | $100,000 | |
| Security/Utility Deposits | $2,500 | $5,000 | |
| Total | $875,000 | $1,356,667 | |
Source: Vicious Biscuit Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 16
Vicious Biscuit franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000, plus a $5,000 development services fee. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Vicious Biscuit Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 2% for marketing. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1.0% of gross sales to the fund, within a 2.0% marketing contribution that includes local spend. |
| Renewal Fee | $20,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Vicious Biscuit Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 11
Other fees as filed, from page 11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Vicious Biscuit publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Vicious Biscuit Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 52
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $1M–$1.9M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Vicious Biscuit compares
Of the 58 breakfast franchises on this site, Vicious Biscuit is the 44th cheapest to open and the 34th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Vicious Biscuit | Typical breakfast brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $875K | $640K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.36M | $1.2M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 1.4% | 2% |
| US locations | 11 | 13 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 0% | 3% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 46 of 58 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 58 brands in breakfast franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 (+2) | 7 | +2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 (+2) | 7 | +2 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Vicious Biscuit passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it had fewer than 100 US locations three years ago.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Vicious Biscuit Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 55
Where Vicious Biscuit locations are
At the end of 2025, Vicious Biscuit had locations in 7 states. The most are in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
- North Carolina3
- South Carolina3
- Florida1
- Indiana1
- Louisiana1
- Mississippi1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Florida | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Vicious Biscuit Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 56
Who owns Vicious Biscuit?
Vicious Biscuit franchises are sold by Vicious Biscuit Franchising, LLC.
From Vicious Biscuit Franchising, LLC’s 2026 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 page 9. |
|---|---|
| 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: Vicious Biscuit Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Vicious Biscuit filings
The figures on this page come from Vicious Biscuit Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 28, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 28, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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