Bar Louie franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$50,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · 5% of Gross Sales, payable weekly (each Tuesday for the prior week ended Sunday)

Marketing contribution

4.5% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Currently 0.5% of Gross Sales, billed monthly, covering Help Desk Support (franchisor may change this fee); separate data management platform license fee of $192-$268/month plus a one-time $500 activation fee

Other fees

Data management platform license ($500 activation + $192-$268/month); POS system subscription (varying, third-party); 1.5%/month interest on late payments

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$75,000 to $225,000 (single Restaurant) for 3 months of additional funds, covering employees and vendors, as incurred

Fees sourceFDD p.11 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Historical average (mean) and median Annual Gross Sales of franchised units, reported separately for units not located in a hotel (Table 1) and units located in a hotel (Table 2); no profit/expense data included

Reporting period

Calendar years 2015-2023 (most recent year 2023)

Sample

Non-hotel units: 11 specific franchised units in 2023 (out of 20 total franchised units system-wide, includes hotel units); Hotel units: 6 specific franchised units in 2023

Reported average

$3,090,933

Reported median

$2,988,028

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.53 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2023

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

20

Year-end outlets

18

Net change

-2

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

0

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

1

Reacquisitions

1

Transfers

0

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.58 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

1 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

Not captured

Median loan window

Not captured

Median loan sample

Not captured

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

1 / 4

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Bar Louie franchise cost?

standard (single Gastrobar under a Franchise Agreement): $1,064,500 to $3,949,000; development agreement (3 Gastrobars): $3,193,500 to $11,847,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $50,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Bar Louie owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Historical average (mean) and median Annual Gross Sales of franchised units, reported separately for units not located in a hotel (Table 1) and units located in a hotel (Table 2); no profit/expense data included. Sample: Non-hotel units: 11 specific franchised units in 2023 (out of 20 total franchised units system-wide, includes hotel units); Hotel units: 6 specific franchised units in 2023. Period: Calendar years 2015-2023 (most recent year 2023).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.53 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Bar Louie?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 1 / 4. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗