Black Bear Diner
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-04-01
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$55,000 [p.13 · WI · 2026-04-01]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty | 4.5% of Gross Sales(2) [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
|---|---|
| Marketing Fund Contribution | 1% of Gross Sales [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
| Local Advertising | 1% of Gross Sales [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $5,500 [p.15 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$1,495,700 [p.19 · WI · 2026-04-01] – $2,238,600 [p.19 · WI · 2026-04-01]
Base single-franchise offering as stated in the FDD's total row. Multi-unit or area-development formats are not broken out here.
Item 20 — Outlets
| Franchised outlets at start of year | 92 [p.52 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 97 [p.52 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | 5 [p.52 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
| Transfers | 3 [p.52 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
| Terminations | Not disclosed |
| Non-renewals | Not disclosed |
| Ceased operations (other) | Not disclosed |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 72 [p.52 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
All franchised Restaurants FY2025 · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,820,694 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,697,884 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $4,926,019 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $1,484,266 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
All disclosed cohorts (16)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All company-affiliated Restaurants FY2025 fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 |
70 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,759,141 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,658,601 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $4,522,797 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $1,500,478 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
| Top third company-affiliated Restaurants FY2025 fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 |
23 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $3,579,631 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $3,500,845 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Middle third company-affiliated Restaurants FY2025 fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 |
24 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,677,323 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,658,601 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Bottom third company-affiliated Restaurants FY2025 fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 |
23 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,024,026 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,009,135 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| All company-affiliated Restaurants FY2024 fiscal year ended December 25, 2024 |
65 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,785,159 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,756,484 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $4,626,764 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $1,478,223 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
| Top third company-affiliated Restaurants FY2024 fiscal year ended December 25, 2024 |
22 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $3,596,276 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $3,494,764 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Middle third company-affiliated Restaurants FY2024 fiscal year ended December 25, 2024 |
21 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,739,446 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,756,484 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Bottom third company-affiliated Restaurants FY2024 fiscal year ended December 25, 2024 |
22 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,017,677 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,053,879 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| All franchised Restaurants FY2025 fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 |
88 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,820,694 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,697,884 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $4,926,019 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $1,484,266 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
| Top third franchised Restaurants FY2025 fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 |
29 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $3,723,198 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $3,762,250 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Middle third franchised Restaurants FY2025 fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 |
30 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,702,799 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,697,884 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Bottom third franchised Restaurants FY2025 fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 |
29 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,040,150 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,080,070 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| All franchised Restaurants FY2024 fiscal year ended December 25, 2024 |
86 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,796,472 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,677,438 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $4,413,004 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $1,469,335 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] |
| Top third franchised Restaurants FY2024 fiscal year ended December 25, 2024 |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Middle third franchised Restaurants FY2024 fiscal year ended December 25, 2024 |
28 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,660,680 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,677,438 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Bottom third franchised Restaurants FY2024 fiscal year ended December 25, 2024 |
29 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,048,218 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] | $2,089,681 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
“Gross Sales consists of the total sales price of all food products (including take-out, drive-thru or catering) and all other products and services sold by the Black Bear Diner Restaurants, net of discounts and excluding taxes collected directly from customers” [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-01]
Extraction notes
- One or more Item 19 figures failed source verification and were removed.
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.