Sourdough & Co / World of Sourdough Sandwiches Soups Salads franchise research

Investment by format

Not captured: no complete named investment format. Unknown is not zero.

Investment sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$49,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · % of Gross Revenues, paid weekly starting once the business is open, for the full term

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

$184/month POS and online ordering software; $100/month Loyalty and Ordering App (Heartland Loyalty powered by Como)

Other fees

Late charge $100 per late royalty/ad payment plus 18% interest after 30 days; curable violation fee $200 per violation; additional/refresher training up to $200 per person per day

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Not captured

Fees sourceFDD p.11 ↗

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Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Annual and monthly gross sales for each of 78 outlets open all of 2025, plus P&L (net operating income) for two affiliate-owned stores

Reporting period

FY2025 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025)

Sample

78 outlets open the full year (74 franchised and 4 affiliate-owned, out of 99 total restaurants)

Reported average

$711,492.25

Reported median

$716,426.05

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.58 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

78

Year-end outlets

95

Net change

+17

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

20

Terminations

1

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

10

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.83 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

19 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$350,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

16 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

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 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Sourdough & Co / World of Sourdough Sandwiches Soups Salads franchise cost?

No complete named investment format is captured. These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $49,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

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How much do Sourdough & Co / World of Sourdough Sandwiches Soups Salads owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Annual and monthly gross sales for each of 78 outlets open all of 2025, plus P&L (net operating income) for two affiliate-owned stores. Sample: 78 outlets open the full year (74 franchised and 4 affiliate-owned, out of 99 total restaurants). Period: FY2025 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.58 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Sourdough & Co / World of Sourdough Sandwiches Soups Salads?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $350,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 16 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗