Hangry Joe's Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Hangry Joe's franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Hangry Joe's discloses little or no owner-earnings data (Item 19) — the franchisor won't put real profit in writing.
What their own earnings claim actually says
No financial performance representations disclosed. Franchisor explicitly states no representations about future or past outlet financial performance authorized.
What a Hangry Joe's franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6.5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 8.5% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $305,500 – $518,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6.5% weekly royalty, up to 2% advertising fee, 1% minimum local ad spend, plus numerous other fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Hangry Joe's system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 95 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 1 |
| Transferred to new owners | 7 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero terminations/ceased ops through 2023; one termination in 2024 from 51 units.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Hangry Joe's worth it? — how it compares to 22 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8.5% of sales | lower than most (median 8.5%) |
| Startup cost | from $305,500 | cheaper than most (median $436,176) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade F | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.2%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every sandwich & sub shops franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Hangry Joe's
The franchisor's framing: No financial performance representations disclosed. Franchisor explicitly states no repres… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Hangry Joe's franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Hangry Joe's franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $305,500–$518,000, including a $35,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Hangry Joe's franchise owners make?
- Hangry Joe's discloses little or no earnings data (Item 19) — meaning the franchisor won't put real owner profit in writing. That's a red flag worth questioning.
- What are the Hangry Joe's franchise fees?
- Hangry Joe's FDD discloses a $35,000 initial franchise fee, a 6.5% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8.5% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6.5% weekly royalty, up to 2% advertising fee, 1% minimum local ad spend, plus numerous other fees.
- What is the Hangry Joe's franchise profit margin?
- Hangry Joe's discloses no Item 19 earnings representation, so no profit margin can be derived from the FDD at all. Any margin figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
- What is the Hangry Joe's franchise failure rate?
- Zero terminations/ceased ops through 2023; one termination in 2024 from 51 units.
- How many Hangry Joe's locations are there?
- Hangry Joe's FDD reports 95 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 7 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Hangry Joe's have complaints or lawsuits?
- Hangry Joe's discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Hangry Joe's franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Hangry Joe's scores F on disclosure honesty, carries about 8.5% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 33919-202504-08 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Hangry Joe's or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.