Tin Drum Asian Kitchen franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.20 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$49,000 to $129,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6.5% · 6.5% of weekly Gross Sales, payable every Wednesday for the prior week's sales

Marketing contribution

1.5% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Up to $900/month at franchisor's discretion (currently not charged); one-time $199 firewall setup fee plus $50/month

Other fees

Mobile Application Vendor Charge ($199 setup + $150/month + ~4.5¢ and 2-2.3% per transaction); Revel POS System Maintenance ($400-$600/month); Online Ordering Charge ($150/month)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$10,000 to $30,000, the minimum recommended for a 3-month period of working capital; actual amount needed may be higher

Fees sourceFDD p.15 ↗

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.20 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Historical per-restaurant Net Revenue (Table 2) for all Restaurants in the Reporting Group; and Profit & Loss / 'Adjusted Profit' (Tables 3A-3C) for Affiliate-Owned Restaurants only, adjusted to illustrate franchise-level royalty, advertising, and technology fee costs

Reporting period

January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2021 (annual figures for 2019 and 2020, plus Q1 2021)

Sample

11 Restaurants in the Reporting Group (5 Franchise Restaurants, 6 Affiliate Restaurants) for Net Revenue; only the 4 Affiliate-Owned Restaurants for Profit & Loss/Adjusted Profit (no franchisee-level P&L data was available or considered reliable)

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

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.51 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2020 (fiscal year ended January 3, 2021)

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

7

Year-end outlets

8

Net change

+1

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

1

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

1

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.60 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

4 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$403,500

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

4 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 1

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 Tin Drum Asian Kitchen franchise cost?

Single Franchise (1 Restaurant): $400,800 to $617,250; Multi-Franchise (2 Restaurants): $777,600 to $1,210,500; Multi-Franchise (3 Restaurants): $1,144,400 to $1,793,750; Franchise Area Developer (4 Restaurants): $1,511,200 to $2,377,000; Franchise Area Developer (5 Restaurants): $1,868,000 to $2,950,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $49,000 to $129,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.20 ↗

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How much do Tin Drum Asian Kitchen owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Historical per-restaurant Net Revenue (Table 2) for all Restaurants in the Reporting Group; and Profit & Loss / 'Adjusted Profit' (Tables 3A-3C) for Affiliate-Owned Restaurants only, adjusted to illustrate franchise-level royalty, advertising, and technology fee costs. Sample: 11 Restaurants in the Reporting Group (5 Franchise Restaurants, 6 Affiliate Restaurants) for Net Revenue; only the 4 Affiliate-Owned Restaurants for Profit & Loss/Adjusted Profit (no franchisee-level P&L data was available or considered reliable). Period: January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2021 (annual figures for 2019 and 2020, plus Q1 2021).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.51 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Tin Drum Asian Kitchen?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 1. 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: $403,500; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 4 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗