BEN'S SOFT PRETZELS
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-06-03
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$30,000 [p.11 · WI · 2026-06-03]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty Fee | 6% of Gross Sales (7.5% of Gross Sales for a Venue location) [p.12 · WI · 2026-06-03] |
|---|---|
| Advertising Fund Fee | Up to 4% of Gross Sales. Currently, 1.5% of Gross Sales. [p.12 · WI · 2026-06-03] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$100,700 [p.17 · WI · 2026-06-03] – $297,500 [p.17 · WI · 2026-06-03]
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 | 78 [p.43 · WI · 2026-06-03] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 81 [p.43 · WI · 2026-06-03] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | 3 [p.43 · WI · 2026-06-03] |
| Transfers | 2 [p.44 · WI · 2026-06-03] |
| Terminations | 0 [p.46 · WI · 2026-06-03] |
| Non-renewals | 0 [p.46 · WI · 2026-06-03] |
| Ceased operations (other) | 3 [p.46 · WI · 2026-06-03] |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 7 [p.43 · WI · 2026-06-03] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
The filing's Item 19 contains no cohort eligible for headline presentation under this site's rules (franchised population, gross revenue/sales, annual, not a ranked subset).
All disclosed cohorts (6)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franchisee-Owned Operating Stores 2023 Measurement Period January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 |
50 [p.40 · WI · 2026-06-03] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Franchisee-Owned Operating Stores 2024 Measurement Period January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 |
50 [p.40 · WI · 2026-06-03] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Franchisee-Owned Operating Stores 2025 Measurement Period January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
50 [p.40 · WI · 2026-06-03] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Company-Owned Operating Stores 2023 Measurement Period January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 |
6 [p.42 · WI · 2026-06-03] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Company-Owned Operating Stores 2024 Measurement Period January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 |
6 [p.42 · WI · 2026-06-03] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Company-Owned Operating Stores 2025 Measurement Period January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
6 [p.42 · WI · 2026-06-03] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
“The historical Gross Sales for the 2023 Measurement Period, the 2024 Measurement Period and the 2025 Measurement Period for the Franchisee-Owned Operating Stores is provided in the following table” [p.40 · WI · 2026-06-03]
Extraction notes
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.