Smashburger
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-04-17
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$40,000 [p.13 · WI · 2026-04-17]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty | 5.5% of Gross Sales [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-17] |
|---|---|
| Marketing Fund | 2.25% of Gross Sales (subject to change up to 4% of Gross Sales) [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-17] |
| Local Advertising Cooperative | Not currently charged (subject to change up to 3% of Gross Sales) [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-17] |
| Local Advertising | Not currently charged (subject to change up to 3% of Gross Sales) [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-17] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$1,239,500 [p.20 · WI · 2026-04-17] – $2,255,500 [p.20 · WI · 2026-04-17]
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 | 65 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-17] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 53 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-17] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | -12 [p.49 · WI · 2026-04-17] |
| Transfers | 3 [p.50 · WI · 2026-04-17] |
| Terminations | 2 [p.53 · WI · 2026-04-17] |
| Non-renewals | 0 [p.53 · WI · 2026-04-17] |
| Ceased operations (other) | 11 [p.53 · WI · 2026-04-17] |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | Not disclosed |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
This filing does not include an Item 19 financial performance representation.
Extraction notes
- Item 20 outlet counts were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited pages.
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.