Golden Corral, Golden Corral Family Steakhouse Restaurant, Golden Corral Buffet & Grill, Golden Corral Steaks, Buffet & Bakery
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-04-27
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$50,000 [p.12 · WI · 2026-04-27]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
Not disclosed in extracted fee schedule — see FDD Item 6.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
Not disclosed – Not disclosed
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 | 348 [p.80 · WI · 2026-04-27] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 344 [p.80 · WI · 2026-04-27] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | -4 [p.80 · WI · 2026-04-27] |
| Transfers | 8 [p.82 · WI · 2026-04-27] |
| Terminations | 6 [p.87 · WI · 2026-04-27] |
| Non-renewals | 1 [p.87 · WI · 2026-04-27] |
| Ceased operations (other) | 0 [p.87 · WI · 2026-04-27] |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 4 [p.80 · WI · 2026-04-27] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
Metro market franchised restaurants FY2025 · January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263 [p.72 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $4,923,317 [p.71 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $4,659,201 [p.71 · WI · 2026-04-27] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
All disclosed cohorts (9)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro market franchised restaurants FY2025 January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 |
263 [p.72 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $4,923,317 [p.71 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $4,659,201 [p.71 · WI · 2026-04-27] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Small market franchised restaurants FY2025 January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 |
50 [p.72 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $3,698,944 [p.71 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $3,530,953 [p.71 · WI · 2026-04-27] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Non-Traditional franchised restaurants FY2025 January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 |
2 [p.72 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $4,475,585 [p.71 · WI · 2026-04-27] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Top 20% of Metro market restaurants by sales FY2025 January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 |
53 [p.74 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $7,429,329 [p.73 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $7,101,607 [p.73 · WI · 2026-04-27] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Bottom 20% of Metro market restaurants by sales FY2025 January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 |
53 [p.74 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $2,984,496 [p.73 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $3,028,236 [p.73 · WI · 2026-04-27] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Top 20% of Small market restaurants by sales FY2025 January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 |
10 [p.76 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $5,238,713 [p.75 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $5,015,747 [p.75 · WI · 2026-04-27] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Bottom 20% of Small market restaurants by sales FY2025 January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 |
10 [p.76 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $2,525,021 [p.75 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $2,616,851 [p.75 · WI · 2026-04-27] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Metro market restaurants opened after December 31, 2016 and open entire 2025 year January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 |
35 [p.78 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $5,268,264 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $4,790,892 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-27] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Small market restaurants opened after December 31, 2016 and open entire 2025 year January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 |
10 [p.78 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $3,050,405 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-27] | $3,502,379 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-27] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
“Some outlets have sold this amount. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you will sell as much.” [p.79 · WI · 2026-04-27]
Extraction notes
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.