How much does a Beef Jerky Outlet franchise cost?
Opening a Beef Jerky Outlet franchise takes a total initial investment of $191,450 to $406,900, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross product sales of $369,957 across 62 outlets.
The Beef Jerky Outlet Franchise, Inc. franchises Beef Jerky Experience Stores, Peanut Butter Shoppe Stores, and fueling station model Stores. Category: Retail.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Beef Jerky Outlet franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $191,450 to $406,900. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Fixtures, Furnishings and Equipment ($60,000 to $106,000), Initial Inventory ($30,000 to $50,000), and Leasehold Improvements: Demo/Space Rehab ($10,000 to $50,000). Together they make up about 51% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $49,900, about 26% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $49,900 | $49,900 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Rent – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $7,500 | $40,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Leasehold Improvements: Materials2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $3,500 | $35,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Leasehold Improvements: Demo/ | $10,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Leasehold Improvements: Architect2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $2,500 | $6,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Fixtures, Furnishings and Equipment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $60,000 | $106,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Signage2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $5,000 | $12,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Initial Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $30,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Security Deposits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $4,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Insurance – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $750 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Business Kickstart Assets & Technology Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $1,200 | $4,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Franchisor Travel and Living Expenses For On-site Training2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $3,000 | $7,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| POS / | $3,000 | $7,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Permits/ | $100 | $2,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $1,000 | $2,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $10,000 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $191,450 | $406,900 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
Source Beef Jerky Outlet, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Beef Jerky Outlet franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Product Sales
$369,957
Beef Jerky Outlet's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the 2025. Basis: Franchised Stores operated by our franchisees for at least one year.
Sample size: 62 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross product sales of $430,063. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- Peanut Butter Shoppe Stores are excluded.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Beef Jerky Outlet outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Beef Jerky Outlet, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 51-55, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Beef Jerky Outlet outlets there are, and how many closed
Beef Jerky Outlet ended 2025 with 63 franchised outlets and 5 company-owned outlets. In that year 3 franchised outlets opened and 15 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Beef Jerky Outlet opened 9 franchised outlets and 35 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 26, from 89 to 63 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 35 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 14% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 7.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 63 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 61 |
| 2024 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 75 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 61 |
| 2023 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 82 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 61 |
Source Beef Jerky Outlet, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 61, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Beef Jerky Outlet compares with other Retail franchises
Measured against the 39 Retail franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Beef Jerky Outlet's estimated range is $299,175. It costs less to open than 61% of Retail franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 14% for Beef Jerky Outlet. That is higher than 86% of the 37 Retail franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Beef Jerky Outlet's franchised system shrank 29%. The typical Retail franchise here shrank 0.5%.
- Earnings disclosure. 25 of the 39 Retail franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Beef Jerky Outlet 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 Retail franchise side by side.
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