Quiznos Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Quiznos franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Quiznos discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses 2024 annual sales only: 95 traditional franchised avg $393,944, 23 non-traditional avg $234,717. No profitability, expenses, or net income data. Single company-owned location ($4.46M) skews perception upward.
What a Quiznos franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $20,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 4% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 9% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $213,900 – $648,800 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Total initial fee $20K ($5K franchise + $15K support); tech/POS fees add $330-$740/month ongoing.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Quiznos system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 152 |
| Ceased operations | 7 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 2 |
| Closure rate | 4.6% of outlets |
Net loss of 35 franchised outlets over 3 years; going-concern audit doubt flagged in FDD risk disclosures.
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 Quiznos worth it? — how it compares to 22 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 9% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $213,900 | cheaper than most (median $436,176) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 4.6% of outlets | worse than 70% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | 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 Quiznos
The franchisor's framing: Discloses 2024 annual sales only: 95 traditional franchised avg $393,944, 23 non-tradition… 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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Quiznos franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Quiznos franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $213,900–$648,800, including a $20,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Quiznos franchise owners make?
- Discloses 2024 annual sales only: 95 traditional franchised avg $393,944, 23 non-traditional avg $234,717. No profitability, expenses, or net income data. Single company-owned location ($4.46M) skews perception upward. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Quiznos franchise fees?
- Quiznos' FDD discloses a $20,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 4% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 9% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Total initial fee $20K ($5K franchise + $15K support); tech/POS fees add $330-$740/month ongoing.
- What is the Quiznos franchise profit margin?
- Quiznos does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses 2024 annual sales only: 95 traditional franchised avg $393,944, 23 non-traditional avg $234,717. No profitability, expenses, or net income data. Single company-owned location ($4.46M) skews perception upward. Recurring fees alone take about 9% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Quiznos franchise failure rate?
- Net loss of 35 franchised outlets over 3 years; going-concern audit doubt flagged in FDD risk disclosures.
- How many Quiznos locations are there?
- Quiznos' FDD reports 152 total outlets, with 7 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 2 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Quiznos have complaints or lawsuits?
- Quiznos discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Quiznos franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Quiznos scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 9% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 34920-202510-08 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Quiznos or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.