Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$45,000 to $130,000 · 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, debited bi-weekly; tiered by year: 3.5% year 1, 4.5% year 2, 5.5% year 3 and each subsequent year

Marketing contribution

1.5% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Currently $75 every other week (bi-weekly), capped at up to $500/month

Other fees

POS System fee (currently $500/mo, up to $1,000/mo); Annual Conference Attendance Fee (up to $1,500); Local/Regional Advertising Cooperative fee (up to 1% of Gross Sales, not currently assessed)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$60,000 - $120,000; minimum recommended additional funds for operating expenses (payroll, inventory, rent, utilities) for the initial period after opening (Item 7 table labels this 'Three Months' but the explanatory note describes it as covering the initial six-month period); excludes owner compensation and financing costs

Fees sourceFDD p.13 ↗

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.19 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Sales (average, median, high, low) for Company Owned Outlets and Operational Franchise Outlets, plus breakdown by Food/Non-Alcoholic Beverage, Alcoholic Beverage, and Merchandise sales categories

Reporting period

Calendar Years 2023, 2024, and 2025

Sample

Table 3 (all Operational Franchise Outlets): 14 outlets (2023), 16 outlets (2024), 14 outlets (2025); plus 2 Company Owned Outlets reported separately in Tables 1-2

Reported average

$1,360,886

Reported median

$1,160,358

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.54 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

16

Year-end outlets

16

Net change

+0

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

1

Terminations

1

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

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.61 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

2 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 / 5

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 Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar franchise cost?

Single Franchise Agreement: $500,000 to $1,500,000; Franchise Agreement with 1-3 Multi-Franchise Addendum (per restaurant): $595,000 to $1,595,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $45,000 to $130,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Sales (average, median, high, low) for Company Owned Outlets and Operational Franchise Outlets, plus breakdown by Food/Non-Alcoholic Beverage, Alcoholic Beverage, and Merchandise sales categories. Sample: Table 3 (all Operational Franchise Outlets): 14 outlets (2023), 16 outlets (2024), 14 outlets (2025); plus 2 Company Owned Outlets reported separately in Tables 1-2. Period: Calendar Years 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.54 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 1 / 5. 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 ↗