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Restaurant investors targeting suburban lunch traffic with Item 19 confidence.
Item 19 attributed directly to the 2026 FDD
$777K floor is steep for a non-drive-thru build
Key facts
- Item 19: 214 franchised restaurants averaged $1,496,540 in 2025 gross sales
- Median $1,500,394 — the average is not a handful of outliers
- Non-drive-thru build $777,000–$998,500; drive-thru up to $1,033,500
- $50,000 fee + $10,000 grand-opening marketing
- Royalty floor is the greater of $600/month or 5%
Pros and cons
Pros
- Item 19 attributed directly to the 2026 FDD
- Median close to the mean — healthy distribution across locations
- Strong brand in the Southern fast-casual lunch daypart
Cons
- $777K floor is steep for a non-drive-thru build
- Lunch-focused menu narrows the dinner daypart
- Wide sales spread: $610K low vs $2.74M high
FDD figures and sources
Per an 1851 Franchise deep-dive citing the 2026 FDD (effective Apr 21, 2026): non-drive-thru $777,000–$998,500; drive-thru $802,000–$1,033,500. Fee $50,000 plus $10,000 grand-opening marketing. Royalty is the greater of $600/month or 5% + 2% ad contribution. Item 19 (2026 FDD): 214 franchised restaurants averaged $1,496,540 in 2025 gross sales (median $1,500,394; high $2,742,662, low $610,842). Figures also corroborated by the franchisor's cost page and the FDD text itself. Verified Oct 2026.
Figures on this page come from the sources named above, checked on Oct 19, 2026. Franchise terms change every year — get the current Franchise Disclosure Document from the franchisor before you invest. Our methodology
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