Noodles & Company
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-04-20
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$35,000 [p.18 · WI · 2026-04-20]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty | 5% of Net Royalty Sales (2) (3) [p.19 · WI · 2026-04-20] |
|---|---|
| Field Marketing Funds (“FMF”) | Currently 1.0% of Net Royalty Sales (subject to change) (4) [p.19 · WI · 2026-04-20] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$1,061,500 [p.24 · WI · 2026-04-20] – $1,707,500 [p.24 · WI · 2026-04-20]
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.90 · WI · 2026-04-20] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 83 [p.90 · WI · 2026-04-20] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | -9 [p.90 · WI · 2026-04-20] |
| Transfers | 0 [p.91 · WI · 2026-04-20] |
| Terminations | 0 [p.92 · WI · 2026-04-20] |
| Non-renewals | 0 [p.92 · WI · 2026-04-20] |
| Ceased operations (other) | 9 [p.92 · WI · 2026-04-20] |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 340 [p.90 · WI · 2026-04-20] |
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 (3)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company and franchise restaurants net sales for FY2025 52-Week Period Ended December 30, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Company-owned restaurants net sales for FY2025 52-Week Period Ended December 30, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Franchise-owned restaurants net sales for FY2025 52-Week Period Ended December 30, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
“We are providing statements of and information regarding average and median net sales of Company and franchise restaurants for our 2025 fiscal year.” [p.85 · WI · 2026-04-20]