# Qdoba Franchisor LLC vs Food & Beverage Average — Franchise Benchmark

> How Qdoba Franchisor LLC compares to the median Food & Beverage on initial fee, royalty, ad fund, investment range, system size, and Item 19 disclosure.

**Last updated**: 2026-06-14
**URL**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/qdoba-franchisor-llc/vs-industry?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md
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## Industry baseline: Food & Beverage

Industry stats below are medians across 619 Food & Beverage franchise systems with FDDs on file at VetMyFranchise.

## Side-by-side comparison

| Metric | Qdoba Franchisor LLC | Industry median | Verdict |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $40K | $35K | worse (+14%) |
| Royalty rate (Item 6) | 5.5% | 5.0% | worse (+10%) |
| Ad fund (Item 6) | 3.1% | 2.0% | worse (+56%) |
| Investment range — low (Item 7) | $234K | $308K | better (-24%) |
| Investment range — high (Item 7) | $1.29M | $797K | worse (+62%) |
| Total franchise units (Item 20) | 652 | 26 | better (+2408%) |

## Item 19 financial disclosure

- **Qdoba Franchisor LLC**: Yes
- **Industry**: 62% of Food & Beverage franchisors disclose Item 19

## Item 19 financial performance detail ✓ verified against source FDD

- **Median revenue**: $1.60M
- **Interquartile range (25th–75th percentile)**: $1.01M – $2.45M
- **Average revenue (legacy extraction)**: $1.70M
- **Sample size**: 464 units
- **Reporting period**: trailing twelve months ended September 28, 2025
- **Unit segment covered**: franchised restaurants open and franchisee operated for at least one year

## Continue research

- **Full Qdoba Franchisor LLC report**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/qdoba-franchisor-llc?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md
- **Fees breakdown**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/qdoba-franchisor-llc/fees?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md
- **Item 19 financials**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/qdoba-franchisor-llc/financials?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md
- **Industry pricing benchmarks**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/reports/franchise-pricing-index?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md