How much does an Anchor Bar franchise cost?
Opening an Anchor Bar franchise takes a total initial investment of $908,000 to $1,315,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports 2024 gross sales of $2,192,582 across 9 outlets.
Anchor Bar franchises Anchor Bar restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open an Anchor Bar franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $908,000 to $1,315,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS & DÉCOR ($400,000 to $600,000), KITCHEN EQUIPMENT ($110,000 to $130,000), and AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES & EQUIPMENT ($80,000 to $110,000). Together they make up about 64% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $60,000, about 6.6% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| INITIAL FRANCHISE FEE2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $60,000 | $60,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| TRAVEL AND LIVING EXPENSES WHILE TRAINING2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $4,000 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| LEASE, UTILITY & SECURITY DEPOSITS2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $10,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS & DÉCOR2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $400,000 | $600,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL FEES2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $25,000 | $35,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| POS SYSTEM2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $25,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| KITCHEN EQUIPMENT2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $110,000 | $130,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| TABLEWARE, GLASSWARE & FLATWARE2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| OFFICE EQUIPMENT2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $1,000 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| BUSINESS LICENSES & PERMITS2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $15,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| SIGNAGE2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| FURNITURE & FIXTURES2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $60,000 | $70,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES & EQUIPMENT2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $80,000 | $110,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| PROFESSIONAL FEES2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| INITIAL ADVERTISING2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| INSURANCE2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $8,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| INITIAL INVENTORY2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| ADDITIONAL FUNDS - 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $40,000 | $60,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-9 | $908,000 | $1,315,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-9 |
Source Anchor Bar, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-9, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Anchor Bar franchisees actually report earning
2024 Gross Sales
$2,192,582
Anchor Bar's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the calendar years 2022, 2023 and 2024. Basis: Franchised Anchor Bar restaurants that were open for the full applicable year in the United States and which are still in operation.
Sample size: 9 outlets. The FDD reports no average alongside this median.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- Affiliate-owned and non-traditional locations are not included.
- Manager meals, voided sales and comps are excluded.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Anchor Bar outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Anchor Bar, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 37, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Anchor Bar outlets there are, and how many closed
Anchor Bar ended 2024 with 16 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. In that year 4 franchised outlets opened and none left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Anchor Bar opened 7 franchised outlets and 1 outlet left the system. That is a net gain of 6, from 10 to 16 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 1 was terminated.
On average, about 2.9% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 34.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 40 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 40 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 40 |
Source Anchor Bar, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 40, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Anchor Bar compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Anchor Bar's estimated range is $1,111,500. It costs more to open than 74% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 2.9% for Anchor Bar. That is lower than 73% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Anchor Bar's franchised system grew 60%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Anchor Bar is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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