Giordano's® Restaurants
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-04-23
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$40,000 [p.13 · WI · 2026-04-23]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Advertising Fee (3)(4) | See FDD [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
|---|---|
| Local Advertising (5) | See FDD [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Cooperative Advertising (5) | See FDD [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Grand Opening Advertising | See FDD [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$633,000 [p.18 · WI · 2026-04-23] – $1,012,000 [p.18 · WI · 2026-04-23]
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 | 32 [p.50 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 32 [p.50 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | 0 [p.50 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Transfers | Not disclosed |
| Terminations | 1 [p.51 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Non-renewals | 0 [p.51 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Ceased operations (other) | Not disclosed |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 24 [p.50 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
Chicagoland Full-Service Suburban/Urban Restaurants (franchised only) FY2025 · 2025 calendar year
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,575,382 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,506,915 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $3,769,107 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $823,118 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
All disclosed cohorts (15)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicagoland Full-Service City/Tourist Restaurants (company-owned and franchised combined) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
6 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $7,268,609 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $5,411,917 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $15,837,553 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,580,438 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Chicagoland Full-Service Suburban/Urban Restaurants (company-owned and franchised combined) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
29 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,872,073 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,663,708 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $5,915,648 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $823,118 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Chicagoland Limited-Service Suburban/Urban Restaurants (company-owned and franchised combined) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
4 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $948,684 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $882,162 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,338,688 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $691,724 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Outside Illinois Full-Service City/Tourist Restaurants (company-owned and franchised combined) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
6 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $4,132,996 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,971,978 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $10,742,702 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,103,201 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Outside Illinois Full-Service Suburban Restaurants (company-owned and franchised combined) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
8 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,823,568 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,742,184 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $3,035,035 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,133,841 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Chicagoland Full-Service City/Tourist Restaurants (company-owned only) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
5 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $8,206,243 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $6,392,103 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $15,837,553 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,849,265 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Chicagoland Full-Service Suburban/Urban Restaurants (company-owned only) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
9 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,531,387 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,217,999 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $5,915,648 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,516,462 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Chicagoland Limited-Service Suburban/Urban Restaurants (company-owned only) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
1 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,338,688 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,338,688 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,338,688 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,338,688 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Outside Illinois Full-Service City/Tourist Restaurants (company-owned only) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
2 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $6,422,951 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $6,422,951 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $10,742,702 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,103,201 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Outside Illinois Full-Service Suburban Restaurants (company-owned only) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
6 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,613,353 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,683,655 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,915,634 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,133,841 [p.47 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Chicagoland Full-Service City/Tourist Restaurants (franchised only) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
1 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,580,438 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,580,438 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,580,438 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,580,438 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Chicagoland Full-Service Suburban/Urban Restaurants (franchised only) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
20 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,575,382 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,506,915 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $3,769,107 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $823,118 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Chicagoland Limited-Service Suburban/Urban Restaurants (franchised only) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
3 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $818,683 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $721,851 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,042,473 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $691,724 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Outside Illinois Full-Service City/Tourist Restaurants (franchised only) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
4 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,988,018 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,971,978 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $3,434,355 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,573,762 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
| Outside Illinois Full-Service Suburban Restaurants (franchised only) FY2025 2025 calendar year |
2 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,454,211 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $2,454,211 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $3,035,035 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] | $1,873,387 [p.48 · WI · 2026-04-23] |
Extraction notes
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.