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West Coast Sourdough (Unit)
West Coast Sourdough is a fast-casual restaurant franchise featuring specialty sandwiches, soups, salads, beverages, and other menu items for on-premises dining, carryout, catering, and delivery. The franchisor, WCSD Inc., offers single-unit franchise agreements and multi-unit development agreements for operating restaurants in high-traffic retail locations like strip shopping centers, using a proprietary system including approved products, supplies, and trademarks. It targets consumers in the competitive fast-casual dining market seeking quality sandwiches and related items.
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Franchise Costs
5% royalty + up to 1% ad fund + $360/mo POS + up to $500/mo technology + $150/mo website/social media
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: Financial performance data for 6 select Operational Franchise Outlets for the 2025 Calendar Year. The document states there were 47 Operational Franchise Outlets in 2025, but detailed financial data is provided for only 6 of them.
* Financial performance data for the 2025 Calendar Year was extracted from Tables 2 through 7, which detail 6 'Operational Franchise Outlets'. - Average Gross Revenue: Calculated as the simple average of 'Gross Sales' for the 6 outlets: (544063 + 356561 + 1060568 + 638074 + 684377 + 413837) / 6 = $616,246.67. - Median Gross Revenue: Calculated as the median of the 'Gross Sales' for the 6 outlets. Sorted data: [356561, 413837, 544063, 638074, 684377, 1060568]. Median = (544063 + 638074) / 2 = $591,068.50. - Revenue Top Quartile: Calculated as the average of the top two 'Gross Sales' values: (684377 + 1060568) / 2 = $872,472.50. - Revenue Bottom Quartile: Calculated as the average of the bottom two 'Gross Sales' values: (356561 + 413837) / 2 = $385,199.00. - Average Gross Profit: Calculated as the simple average of 'Direct Gross Profit' for the 6 outlets: (261499 + 212194 + 627650 + 323990 + 351370 + 259851) / 6 = $339,425.67. - Average Net Profit: Calculated as the simple average of 'Direct Gross Profit After Franchise Related Expenses' for the 6 outlets: (224535 + 186481 + 559696 + 281385 + 305987 + 230701) / 6 = $298,130.83. - Best Guess Profit Low/High: Set to the 'Average Net Profit' as no profit range was explicitly provided, only a single calculated value for each outlet. These represent 'Direct Gross Profit After Franchise Related Expenses'. - The document mentions that there were 47 Operational Franchise Outlets in 2025, but detailed financial performance data was only provided for 6 select outlets.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $616,247
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Unlock financial performance dataHow West Coast Sourdough (Unit) Compares
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
West Coast Sourdough (Unit) Current | $322K – $551K | $50K | 5.0% | 64 |
| 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 | 8.0% | 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 | $595K – $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
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1 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
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Litigation (Item 3)
The litigation involves trademark and trade dress infringement disputes with former franchisees and a competitor, franchisee termination and default disputes, a franchisee's claim of violations of civil rights act related to website accessibility, and a lawsuit filed by a former CEO against current officers and franchisees concerning company governance.
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 West Coast Sourdough (Unit) franchise ranges from $321,500 to $551,000. This includes a franchise fee of $49,500. Ongoing royalty fees are 5.0% of gross sales.
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