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FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers franchises operate quick-service restaurants featuring steakburgers, hot dogs, and frozen custard sold to the general public. The business model centers on a proprietary system including distinctive restaurant design, operational standards, quality controls, training, and advertising programs managed through franchise agreements. They target consumers in the competitive fast-food market, with seasonality favoring higher sales in summer due to frozen desserts.
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Franchise Costs
5% royalty + 0-3% ad fund + $100/mo technology fee
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: Financial data is based on 477 franchised restaurants open for the entire 2025 Fiscal Year for revenue figures. A subset of 42 franchised restaurants operating in End Cap and Inline facilities is used for detailed expense and EBITDA analysis.
* Average gross revenue and median gross revenue for 477 franchised restaurants were directly extracted from Table 4 and Table 7. Revenue for top and bottom quartiles are from Table 7. Average gross profit was calculated from Table 10 as Average Gross Receipts ($1,764,975) minus Cost of Sales ($564,538) for 42 franchised restaurants. Average EBITDA and EBITDA margin were directly extracted from Table 10, which represents 42 franchised restaurants operating in End Cap and Inline facilities. Average net profit is considered equal to average EBITDA in Table 10, as Total Operating Expenses ($1,586,506) subtracted from Gross Receipts ($1,764,975) yielded the same amount ($178,469), implying that the total operating expenses exclude interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. The best guess profit range (low and high) represents the minimum and maximum EBITDA values observed among the 42 individual franchised restaurants for which detailed financial statements are provided across pages 7-9.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $1,859,481
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Key Insights
- Higher investment than 80% of Fast Food franchises
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS Current | $855K – $2.8M | $35K | 5.0% | 542 |
| MCDONALD'S | $1.5M – $2.6M | $45K | N/A | 12,772 |
| LITTLE CAESARS | $377K – $1.8M | $20K | 6.0% | 3,788 |
| AFC | $45K – $151K | $6K | 9.5% | 3,572 |
| KFC (NON-TRADITIONAL) | $1.2M – $4.2M | $45K | N/A | 3,404 |
| SONIC DRIVE-IN | $1.5M – $2.5M | $15K | 5.0% | 3,120 |
Fast Food Average 133 franchises | $603K – $1.6M | $35K | 6.1% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 133 Fast Food 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
+21 more states
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537 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
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Litigation (Item 3)
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
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The total initial investment to open a FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS franchise ranges from $854,834 to $2,802,000. This includes a franchise fee of $35,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 5.0% of gross sales.