2025 FDD Item 19, p. 80
Fatburger Franchise Revenue (2025 FDD)
In Item 19 of its 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Fatburger reports average Net Sales, all U.S. franchised Fatburger Restaurants of $1,144,270 (January 1 to December 31, 2024, 66 of 88 U.S. franchised Restaurants open the full 12 months; 29 (43.94%) at or above the average). The figures below are selected disclosures, not a substitute for reading the full Item 19.
Startup cost: a Fatburger franchise costs an estimated $517,300 – $2,656,900 to open (Item 7). See the full Fatburger franchise cost breakdown.
Does Fatburger’s Item 19 show profit or owner pay?
No. Fatburger’s Item 19 reports sales but no profit, costs or owner pay. Rent, payroll, supplies, loan payments and Item 6 fees come out of sales before an owner is paid, so these figures cannot show what an owner earns.
What Fatburger discloses (Item 19)
Source: Fatburger 2025 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 80.
| Figure | Value | Period | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Net Sales, all U.S. franchised Fatburger Restaurants | $1,144,270 | January 1 to December 31, 2024 | 66 of 88 U.S. franchised Restaurants open the full 12 months; 29 (43.94%) at or above the average (Item 19, PDF p. 81) |
| Median Net Sales, all U.S. franchised Fatburger Restaurants | $1,077,512 | January 1 to December 31, 2024 | 66 U.S. franchised Restaurants (Item 19, PDF p. 81) |
Item 19 sample and definitions
Item 19 (PDF pages 80-85) covers 66 U.S. franchised Restaurants open all of 2024, excluding 17 open part of the year, 89 international locations and 5 that did not report. By location type, casino Restaurants averaged $1,572,993, free-standing $1,411,402, end-cap $1,116,422 and in-line $840,277. Food cost averaged 27.94% and labor 34.78% of Net Sales. Separate tables cover co-branded (35 Restaurants, $1,005,845 average) and Fatburger-only Restaurants.
How to interpret Fatburger’s Item 19 figures and sample limits · What Item 19 does and does not show about owner pay.
A source check placed this record on review hold. Automatic fee estimates are withheld until the outstanding issues are resolved. Reported sales are not owner income.
Scope of these figures: The selected Fatburger disclosures above retain their recorded periods and samples. The lead figure covers 66 of 88 U.S. franchised Restaurants open the full 12 months; 29 (43.94%) at or above the average. They do not establish take-home owner income or the results of a new outlet. Read the linked Item 19 for the franchisor's definitions and exclusions.
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Sources
Fatburger North America, Inc. Franchise Disclosure Document, issued April 30, 2025, as amended February 10, 2026, as filed with the Minnesota Commerce (CARDS). Read the source FDD PDF. How to get this FDD yourself.
- Item 5: cited PDF p. 24
- Item 6: cited PDF p. 26
- Item 7: cited PDF p. 34
- Item 19: cited PDF p. 80
- Item 20: cited PDF p. 87
- Agreement term (Item 17): cited PDF p. 68
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Document & verification changelog
- November 3, 2026: Source review hold recorded. Unresolved corrections are listed in this source section.
- November 3, 2026: Initial cost profile published from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document (issued April 30, 2025).
- November 3, 2026: Rechecked against the April 30, 2025 Minnesota FDD as amended February 10, 2026: Items 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 17, 19 and 20. Item 20 now uses the Total U.S. rows instead of figures that included international restaurants. Item 6 now lists all 21 rows (the draft had 8), the franchise fee is the standard $50,000, and the amendment date and chapter 11 filing are recorded. Removed founding dates the FDD does not state and rewrote the analysis. The stale-source hold remains and is disclosed.
- November 2, 2026: Provisional publication approved per owner directive: Owner directed on November 2, 2026 that every remaining batch 6 brand go live, including brands whose FDDs print conflicting figures. Each record was rechecked against its FDD on November 3, 2026; the unresolved source conflicts remain disclosed and the record is not marked verified.
- February 10, 2026: Amendment date recorded for the source FDD.