# Swig Franchising, LLC vs Food & Beverage Average — Franchise Benchmark

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

**Last updated**: 2026-06-05
**URL**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/swig-franchising-llc/vs-industry?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md
**Main franchise page**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/swig-franchising-llc?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md

## Industry baseline: Food & Beverage

Industry stats below are medians across 606 Food & Beverage franchise systems with FDDs on file at VetMyFranchise.

## Side-by-side comparison

| Metric | Swig Franchising, LLC | Industry median | Verdict |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $40K | $35K | worse (+13%) |
| Royalty rate (Item 6) | 7.0% | 5.0% | worse (+40%) |
| Ad fund (Item 6) | 3.0% | 2.0% | worse (+50%) |
| Investment range — low (Item 7) | $608K | $307K | worse (+98%) |
| Investment range — high (Item 7) | $1.72M | $798K | worse (+115%) |
| Total franchise units (Item 20) | 16 | 31 | worse (-48%) |

## Item 19 financial disclosure

- **Swig Franchising, LLC**: Yes
- **Industry**: 61% of Food & Beverage franchisors disclose Item 19

## Continue research

- **Full Swig Franchising, LLC report**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/swig-franchising-llc?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md
- **Fees breakdown**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/swig-franchising-llc/fees?utm_source=claude&utm_medium=ai_referral&utm_campaign=vmf_agent_md
- **Item 19 financials**: https://vetmyfranchise.com/franchise/swig-franchising-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