Wienerschnitzel franchise
2025 filing · September 3, 2025Shares sales figures
Wienerschnitzel at a glance
A quick-service restaurant serving hot dogs, hamburgers, fries, soft-serve desserts and drinks. At the end of 2024 there were 240 Wienerschnitzel locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- Galardi Group Franchise Corp
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $519K–$2.5M
- A new restaurant
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- $20,000 for a second or later franchise
- Royalty
- 5%
- A service fee of 5% of net sales (1% in year 1 and 2% in year 2 for developers opening three restaurants in a new market), plus 1% to the national creative fund and 3% to the media fund
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of net sales
- Agreement length
- 5 years
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 240
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 240
- Company-owned
- 0
From Galardi Group Franchise Corp’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Wienerschnitzel among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Wienerschnitzel | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,511,550 | Costs more than 89% 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 | 240 | More than 88% of franchises |
How much a Wienerschnitzel franchise costs
Opening a new restaurant costs an estimated $519,100 to $2,504,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Galardi Group Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, page 13
Wienerschnitzel franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000, $20,000 for a second or later franchise. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Galardi Group Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | A service fee of 5% of net sales (1% in year 1 and 2% in year 2 for developers opening three restaurants in a new market), plus 1% to the national creative fund and 3% to the media fund. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of net sales. |
| Technology Fee | $1,339 (but can be up to $3,600 per year) |
| Transfer Fee | Varies. Up to $5,000. |
| Local Marketing at Opening | $0 - $5,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Galardi Group Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from pages 11–12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Wienerschnitzel publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Galardi Group Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, page 29
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $1.3M–$2.4M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
SBA loans to Wienerschnitzel franchisees
Lenders approved 120 SBA-backed loans for Wienerschnitzel franchisees from 1991 to 2026, $62.5M in all: 109 7(a) loans and 11 504 loans. Of the 102 that have ended, 82 were paid in full and 20 were charged off (19.6%). The other 18 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
How Wienerschnitzel compares
Of the 309 fast food franchises on this site, Wienerschnitzel is the 225th cheapest to open and the 54th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Wienerschnitzel | Typical fast food brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $519K | $353K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $2.5M | $786K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 240 | 23 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | −2.4% | +5.2% | – |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 243 (−3) | 0 |
| 2023 | 242 (−1) | 0 |
| 2024 | 240 (−2) | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. Full-franchise restaurants only; limited-franchise and other formats are counted separately.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: fast food franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Galardi Group Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, page 31
Who owns Wienerschnitzel?
Wienerschnitzel franchises are sold by Galardi Group Franchise Corp.
From Galardi Group Franchise Corp’s 2025 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 8. |
|---|---|
| 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: Galardi Group Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 8
Wienerschnitzel filings
The figures on this page come from Galardi Group Franchise Corp’s 2025 filing, issued September 3, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | September 3, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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