Incentive | Initial Franchise Fee | Royalty Fee* | Advertising Fee |
New Restaurant 1+ commitments and must open by required open date | $15,000 | Year 1: 1.0% Year 2: 1.5% Year 3: 2.0% Year 4: 2.5% Year 5+: 5.0% | Years 1-5: 50% Discount Year 6+: Standard rate |
Relocation Incentive For franchisees who relocate an existing restaurant. Relocated restaurant must open within 6 months and same calendar year that the original restaurant closes. | $0 Standard Relocation Rate | Year 1: 1.0% Year 2: 2.0% Year 3: 3.0% Year 4+: 5.0% | Standard Rate |
Drive-Thru Only, End Cap & Inline Program** Open a new DTO, end cap DT, end cap, or inline location (not currently in pipeline), by 12/31/27 | $50,000 made as a payment to franchisee |
$100,000 royalty credit for first franchisee to sign a DA in a new
state. Must sign a minimum 2-unit Development Agreement
$10,000 royalty credit per commitment
See our 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document for details.
IMPORTANT CONDITIONS TO RECEIVE INCENTIVES: For each Restaurant, the CFF and/or CAF reductions set forth above, as applicable, will apply only if you satisfy the following conditions: a. You build the Restaurant in the design, to the specifications, and at the location approved by us in accordance with the SDA and/or the Franchise Agreement; b. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Restaurant first opens for business, you provide us with a report, in the format containing the information that we reasonably specify, identifying the amounts that you spend in various categories relating to the development and opening of the Restaurant; and c. You open the Restaurant by the Required Opening Date.
For the avoidance of doubt, if you fail to meet any of the conditions stated above for any Restaurant developed under an SDA, the CFF and CAF reductions above will not apply under the Franchise Agreement for the Restaurant only, and you will pay the standard CFF and CAF for the entire term of that Restaurant’s Franchise Agreement.
This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. It is for information purposes only.
This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. It is for information purposes only. Currently, the following states regulate the offer and sale of franchises: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. If you are a resident of or want to locate a franchise in one of these states, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with applicable pre-sale registration and disclosure requirements in your state.
(#)* Average Gross Sales for total of Company Drive-Ins and Franchise Drive-Ins for 2022 as reported in our FDD issued March 24, 2023, as amended May 24, 2023. 1,523 (or 44%) of the Total Company Drive-Ins and Franchise Drive-Ins (3,452) attained or exceeded this average during 2022. Some restaurants have sold or earned this amount. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you’ll sell or earn as much. See our FDD for more information.
This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. It is for information purposes only. Currently, the following states regulate the offer and sale of franchises: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. If you are a resident of or want to locate a franchise in one of these states, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with applicable pre-sale registration and disclosure requirements in your state.
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