Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-04-29
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$35,000 [p.11 · WI · 2026-04-29]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty Fees Note 1 | See FDD [p.12 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
|---|---|
| Advertising Fee Note 2 | See FDD [p.12 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$646,000 [p.15 · WI · 2026-04-29] – $1,112,750 [p.15 · WI · 2026-04-29]
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 | 31 [p.39 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 34 [p.39 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | 3 [p.39 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
| Transfers | 0 [p.39 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
| Terminations | 0 [p.40 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
| Non-renewals | 0 [p.40 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
| Ceased operations (other) | Not disclosed |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 1 [p.39 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
All franchised outlets open entire 2025 calendar year · 2025
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $1,447,902.21 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $1,349,983.09 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $4,555,452.51 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $806,544.95 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
All disclosed cohorts (6)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All franchised outlets open entire 2025 calendar year 2025 |
31 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $1,447,902.21 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $1,349,983.09 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $4,555,452.51 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $806,544.95 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
| Franchises open at least three years as of December 31, 2025 2025 |
27 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $1,435,040.79 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $1,344,002.32 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $4,555,452.51 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $806,544.95 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
| Top quartile franchised outlets open entire 2025 calendar year 2025 |
7 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $2,217,311.22 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $1,811,511.14 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $4,555,452.51 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $1,694,099.88 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
| Second quartile franchised outlets open entire 2025 calendar year 2025 |
8 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $1,617,127.69 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $1,369,923.74 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
| Third quartile franchised outlets open entire 2025 calendar year 2025 |
8 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $1,349,983.09 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $1,109,535.59 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
| Bottom quartile franchised outlets open entire 2025 calendar year 2025 |
8 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $1,104,411.30 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] | $806,544.95 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-29] |
“Some outlets have earned this amount. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you'll earn as much.” [p.38 · WI · 2026-04-29]
Extraction notes
- One or more Item 19 figures failed source verification and were removed.