How much does a Biscuit Belly franchise cost?
Opening a Biscuit Belly franchise takes a total initial investment of $824,000 to $1,341,500, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross receipts of $1,224,132 across 4 outlets.
Biscuit Belly franchises Restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Biscuit Belly franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $824,000 to $1,341,500. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($350,000 to $650,000), Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment ($275,000 to $350,000), and Additional Funds - 3 months ($30,000 to $40,000). Together they make up about 78% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $40,000, about 4.9% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $40,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Lease Review2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $0 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $350,000 | $650,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $275,000 | $350,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Architect and Engineering Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $10,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Signage, Interior and Restaurant Graphics2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Three Month’s Rent and security deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $19,000 | $34,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Utility Deposits and Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Alcohol Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $3,500 | $35,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Opening Inventory and Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $12,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Computer System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $5,000 | $7,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Merchandise2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $5,000 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Smallwares2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $25,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $15,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Training Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $5,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $2,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Insurance Premiums – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $2,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Additional Funds - 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $30,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11-12 | $824,000 | $1,341,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11-12 |
Source Biscuit Belly, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11-12, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Biscuit Belly franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Receipts
$1,224,132
Biscuit Belly's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024. Basis: franchised Restaurants.
Sample size: 4 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross receipts of $1,262,090. 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
- 2 Restaurants commenced operations in 2024 and therefore did not operate for the entire year in 2024.
- 1 Restaurant opened in December 2023 but commenced full-fledged operations only in February 2024.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Biscuit Belly outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Biscuit Belly, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 48, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Biscuit Belly outlets there are, and how many closed
Biscuit Belly ended 2024 with 6 franchised outlets and 7 company-owned outlets. In that year 2 franchised outlets opened and 1 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Biscuit Belly opened 7 franchised outlets and 1 outlet left the system. That is a net gain of 6, from 0 to 6 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 1 was bought back by the franchisor.
With fewer than 10 outlets, one closure moves the numbers a lot, so we do not calculate a yearly rate.
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 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 52 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 52 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 52 |
Source Biscuit Belly, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 52, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Biscuit Belly 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 Biscuit Belly's estimated range is $1,082,750. It costs more to open than 73% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Biscuit Belly 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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