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Al Manakeesh

Al Manakeesh Franchising, LLC offers franchises for restaurants operating under the Al Manakeesh name, specializing in manakeesh, bagels, sandwiches, pizza, desserts, coffee, tea, and other food and beverage products prepared according to proprietary recipes and standards. Franchisees operate single-unit restaurants providing dine-in, carryout, and delivery services, typically in urban or suburban areas with a large concentration of people from Middle Eastern countries. The business model emphasizes high-quality ingredients and adherence to specified business formats, methods, and procedures in a competitive fast casual food market.

$261K–$403K
Since 2025
Fast CasualChicago Ridge, ILDisclaimer

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Franchise Costs

Franchise Fee
$30,500
Initial Investment
$261,430 – $402,900
Royalty Rate
5.00%
Brand Fund
1.00%

5% royalty + 1% ad fund

Financial Performance


Item 19 Financial Performance

Average Gross Revenue
$117,788
Median Gross Revenue
$107,626

Data Based On: 1 franchised outlet (Dublin, Ohio) open for ten months in 2025.

* Average and median monthly gross sales for Dublin (franchisee) are directly stated in the text after Table 2. These values were verified by calculating the average and median from the monthly gross sales data provided in Table 2 for the 10 months of operation in 2025. The stated average monthly gross sales of $117,788 matches the sum of monthly sales ($1,177,880) divided by 10 months. The stated median gross sales of $107,626 matches the average of the 5th and 6th sorted monthly sales values.

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Avg. Revenue: $117,788

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How Al Manakeesh Compares

Key Insights

  • Lower investment than 78% of Fast Casual franchises
FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
Al Manakeesh
Current
$261K – $403K$31K5.0%N/A
Tropical Smoothie Cafe$276K – $771K$35K6.0%1,650
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ$300K – $721K$35K6.0%1,371
FIREHOUSE SUBS RESTAURANTS (UNIT)$405K – $1.6M$20K6.0%1,249
Zaxby's$1.4M – $3.8M$35K6.0%826
Qdoba$548K – $1.3M$40K5.0%652
Fast Casual Average
107 franchises
$522K – $1.2M$39K5.6%

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 107 Fast Casual franchises by location count.

Locations & Growth


Outlet Growth Over Time

Total outlets at end of each year

Geographic Distribution (2025)

Outlets by state across the United States

Top States
1OH
1

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Franchisee Contacts

5 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

5 Contacts Available

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Due Diligence


Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases0
No litigation involving franchisees reported

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo
No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
N/A
Non-Renewals
N/A
Reacquired
N/A
Ceased Ops
N/A
Transfers
N/A
Sold to Franchisees
1
Projected New
10

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Frequently Asked Questions

The total initial investment to open a Al Manakeesh franchise ranges from $261,430 to $402,900. This includes a franchise fee of $30,500. Ongoing royalty fees are 5.0% of gross sales.