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Jersey Mike’s Subs: $1.30M Average Sales vs. $203K-$1.31M Franchise Cost

Published on July 11, 2024 by Franchise Chatter Leave a Comment
in FDD Talk: Food Franchises, Franchise Earnings, Sandwich Franchise, Sub Sandwich Franchise

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Section I – Estimated initial investment (franchise costs) for a Jersey Mike’s Subs franchise, based on Item 7 of the company’s 2024 FDD

Section II – Initial franchise fee, royalty fee, and marketing fee for a Jersey Mike’s Subs franchise, based on Items 5 and 6 of the company’s 2024 FDD


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Section III – Number of franchised and company-owned Jersey Mike’s Subs outlets at the start of the year and the end of the year for 2021, 2022, and 2023, based on Item 20 of the company’s 2024 FDD

Section IV – News updates on the Jersey Mike’s Subs franchise opportunity

Section V – Presentation and analysis of Jersey Mike’s Subs’ financial performance representations (average revenues and/or profits), based on Item 19 of the company’s 2024 FDD, including information on the:

  • 2021, 2022, and 2023 average, median, high, and low unit volume for the franchised traditional Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurants that were open for more than 360 days during the applicable year
  • 2021, 2022, and 2023 average, median, high, and low unit volume for the franchised and licensed non-traditional Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurants that were open for more than 360 days during the applicable year
  • 2021, 2022, and 2023 average, median, high, and low unit volume for the company-owned traditional Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurants that were open for more than 360 days during the applicable year

Section VI – Key ratios, comparables, computations, and analyses for the Jersey Mike’s Subs franchise opportunity (exclusive content for Platinum subscribers)

Section I – Jersey Mike’s Subs Franchise Costs

  • Jersey Mike’s Subs franchise costs, based on Item 7 of the company’s 2024 FDD:
  • Initial Franchise Fee:  $18,500
  • Real Estate and Construction Fee:  $5,000
  • Rent/Lease/CAM/Taxes/Lease and Utility Security Deposits:  $0 to $57,069
  • Architectural Fees:  $2,125 to $25,979
  • Leasehold Improvements:  $101,200 to $586,363
  • Equipment/Furniture/Small Wares:  $27,991 to $243,152
  • Initial Inventory:  $2,698 to $37,850
  • Insurance:  $1,000 to $9,800
  • Training:  $1,000 to $68,000
  • Grand Opening Advertising:  $12,500
  • Exterior Signage:  $2,145 to $52,978
  • Interior Branding/Graphics:  $1,610 to $14,470
  • Uniforms, Office Equipment and Supplies, TVs/Stereo System/Security System:  $1,000 to $70,639
  • POS System:  $5,064 to $29,598
  • POS System Connection to Private Network:  $4,000
  • POS License Fee:  $2,000 to $4,000
  • Professional Fees (lawyer, accountant, etc.):  $250 to $34,107
  • Business Licenses and Permits:  $500 to $28,000
  • Additional Funds for 3 Months:  $15,000
  • Total Estimated Jersey Mike’s Subs Franchise Costs:  $203,583 to $1,317,005

Section II – Jersey Mike’s Subs’ Initial Franchise Fee, Royalty Fee, and Marketing Fee

  • Jersey Mike’s Subs’ initial franchise fee, royalty fee, and marketing fee, based on Items 5 and 6 of the company’s 2024 FDD:
  • Initial Franchise Fee:  $18,500
  • Continuing Royalty Fees:  6.5% of Gross Receipts for a standard Franchise Agreement
  • Corporate Advertising and Development Fund:  currently, 1.0% of Gross Receipts
  • Cooperative Advertising:  currently not required
  • National Media Fund:  4.0% of Gross Receipts

Section III – Number of Franchised and Company-Owned Jersey Mike’s Subs Outlets

Franchised

2021


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  • Outlets at the Start of the Year:  1,796
  • Outlets at the End of the Year:  2,069
  • Net Change:  +273

2022

  • Outlets at the Start of the Year:  2,069
  • Outlets at the End of the Year:  2,361
  • Net Change:  +292

2023

  • Outlets at the Start of the Year:  2,361
  • Outlets at the End of the Year:  2,647
  • Net Change:  +286

Company-Owned

2021

  • Outlets at the Start of the Year:  51
  • Outlets at the End of the Year:  22
  • Net Change:  -29

2022

  • Outlets at the Start of the Year:  22
  • Outlets at the End of the Year:  26
  • Net Change:  +4

2023


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  • Outlets at the Start of the Year:  26
  • Outlets at the End of the Year:  28
  • Net Change:  +2

Section IV – News Updates on the Jersey Mike’s Subs Franchise

  • The Franchise Industry Is on the Verge of Massive Change with Private Equity’s Potential $8 Billion Acquisition of Jersey Mike’s
  • Jersey Mike’s Reportedly Considering a Sale
  • The Secret to Jersey Mike’s Increasing Popularity? Danny DeVito and the Special Olympics Are Only Half of It.
  • Jersey Mike’s Has No Plans to Let Up
  • Paul Brodeur Named Jersey Mike’s VP of Franchise Sales
  • Jersey Mike’s Subs Raises $21 Million in March for Local Charities Nationwide
  • Jersey Mike’s Subs Announces Partnership with Illumination’s New Animated Comedy, Migration
  • Jersey Mike’s Subs Ranked No. 2 on Entrepreneur’s 2024 Franchise 500 List

Section V – Financial Performance Representations (Average Revenues and/or Profits) for the Jersey Mike’s Subs Franchise (Item 19, 2024 FDD)

  • The unit volume figures are derived from all Restaurants’ POS system reports for the 12-month periods of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, and January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, excluding Non-Traditional Locations that do not use Jersey Mike’s POS system.
  • The numbers in the above financial performance representations, and the numbers used in the underlying calculations, were rounded to the nearest dollar or whole number.

Part 1 – Franchisees’ Restaurants (Traditional Locations)

2021

  • Average Unit Volume:  $1,158,921
  • High Unit Volume:  $2,426,536
  • Median Unit Volume:  $1,111,859
  • Low Unit Volume:  $455,021

2022

  • Average Unit Volume:  $1,220,974
  • High Unit Volume:  $2,476,520
  • Median Unit Volume:  $1,177,399
  • Low Unit Volume:  $429,165

2023

  • Average Unit Volume:  $1,302,781
  • High Unit Volume:  $3,793,060
  • Median Unit Volume:  $1,272,804
  • Low Unit Volume:  $492,695

Part 2 – Franchisees’ and Licensees’ Restaurants (Non-Traditional Locations)

2021

  • Average Unit Volume:  $1,340,564
  • High Unit Volume:  $2,318,420
  • Median Unit Volume:  $1,236,248
  • Low Unit Volume:  $548,263

2022

  • Average Unit Volume:  $1,183,149
  • High Unit Volume:  $1,956,651
  • Median Unit Volume:  $1,048,330
  • Low Unit Volume:  $522,799

2023

  • Average Unit Volume:  $1,324,408
  • High Unit Volume:  $2,020,633
  • Median Unit Volume:  $1,242,366
  • Low Unit Volume:  $632,633

Part 3 – Company-Owned Restaurants (Traditional Locations)

2021

  • Average Unit Volume:  $1,063,283
  • High Unit Volume:  $1,213,978
  • Median Unit Volume:  $1,044,268
  • Low Unit Volume:  $921,492

2022

  • Average Unit Volume:  $1,331,317
  • High Unit Volume:  $2,619,325
  • Median Unit Volume:  $1,262,637
  • Low Unit Volume:  $757,839

2023

  • Average Unit Volume:  $1,503,688
  • High Unit Volume:  $2,963,641
  • Median Unit Volume:  $1,483,970
  • Low Unit Volume:  $837,045
  • “Unit Volume” means Gross Receipts.
  • Jersey Mike’s Restaurants that were not open for more than 360 days during the applicable year were not included in the above Unit Volume financial performance representations.
  • For the year ended 2021, of the 897 reporting Traditional Location franchisees, 415 met or exceeded the stated Average Unit Volume for Traditional Locations, or 46% of these franchisees. Of the 4 reporting Non-Traditional franchisees or licensees, 2 met or exceeded the stated Average Unit Volume for Non-Traditional Locations, or 50% of these franchisees/licensees. Of the 10 reporting Company-Owned locations, 5 met or exceeded the stated Average Unit Volume for Company-Owned locations, or 50% of these Company-Owned locations.
  • For the year ended 2022, of the 1,524 reporting Traditional Location franchisees, 693 met or exceeded the stated Average Unit Volume for Traditional Locations, or 45% of these franchisees. Of the 6 reporting Non-Traditional franchisees or licensees, 3 met or exceeded the stated Average Unit Volume for Non-Traditional Locations, or 50% of these franchisees/licensees. Of the 12 reporting Company-Owned locations, 4 met or exceeded the stated Average Unit Volume for Company-Owned locations, or 33% of these Company-Owned locations.
  • For the year ended 2023, of the 2,138 reporting Traditional Location franchisees, 980 met or exceeded the stated Average Unit Volume for Traditional Locations, or 46% of these franchisees. Of the 9 reporting Non-Traditional franchisees or licensees, 4 met or exceeded the stated Average Unit Volume for Non-Traditional Locations, or 44% of these franchisees/licensees. Of the 25 reporting Company-Owned locations, 12 met or exceeded the stated Average Unit Volume for Company-Owned locations, or 48% of these Company-Owned locations.
  • Non-Traditional Locations are Jersey Mike’s Restaurants operating in airports, casinos, arenas, hospitals, military installations, schools, stadiums, ghost kitchens, and similar venues. Some Non-Traditional Locations operate under License Agreements with Jersey Mike’s instead of Franchise Agreements.
  • Company-Owned Restaurants are Jersey Mike’s Restaurants owned and operated by affiliates of Jersey Mike’s pursuant to License or Franchise Agreements with Jersey Mike’s.
  • The Unit Volume figures are derived from the actual historical performance (based on POS system reports) of:
  • (i) (a) 897 of the 897 franchisees with Traditional Locations who operated their Jersey Mike’s Restaurants for more than 360 days in 2021, (b) 1,524 of the 1,524 franchisees with Traditional Locations who operated their Jersey Mike’s Restaurants for more than 360 days in 2022, and (c) 2,138 of the 2,138 franchisees with Traditional Locations who operated their Jersey Mike’s Restaurants for more than 360 days in 2023;
  • (ii) (a) 4 of the 23 franchisees/licensees with Non-Traditional Locations who operated their Jersey Mike’s Restaurants for more than 360 days in 2021, (b) 6 of the 26 franchisees/licensees with Non-Traditional Locations who operated their Jersey Mike’s Restaurants for more than 360 days in 2022, and (c) 9 of the 32 franchisees/licensees with Non-Traditional Locations who operated their Jersey Mike’s Restaurants for more than 360 days in 2023; and
  • (iii) (a) 10 of the 10 Company-Owned Restaurants who operated their Jersey Mike’s Restaurants for more than 360 days in 2021, (b) 12 of the 12 Company-Owned Restaurants who operated their Jersey Mike’s Restaurants for more than 360 days in 2022, and (c) 25 of the 25 Company-Owned Restaurants who operated their Jersey Mike’s Restaurants for more than 360 days in 2023.
  • Your Jersey Mike’s Restaurant may also differ from the Restaurants included in the preceding financial performance representation based on characteristics such as, but not limited to, the geographic area in which the Restaurants are located, the market, degree of competition, and the length of time operating.
  • Some franchisees have sold these amounts. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you will sell as much.

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