Franchises
836
Median Investment
$357K–$824K
Item 19 Disclosed
60%
Median Unit Revenue
$1.1M
Florida buyers can evaluate 836 food & beverage franchise systems with FDDs on file, at a median initial investment of $357K–$824K and a typical franchise fee near $35K. Across the 290 brands that disclose unit revenue in Item 19, median annual revenue per location runs $1.1M — but 60% of the full set disclose Item 19 at all, so earnings claims still have to be verified brand by brand. 65 of them can be started for under $100K. No state income tax keeps owner-operator take-home higher than equivalent income in CA/NY.
Florida buyer notes for food & beverage franchises
Food & Beverage franchise systems with initial investment under $100K.
Compare food & beverage against the other franchise categories available to Florida buyers.
The same food & beverage systems are available to buyers nationwide — see state-specific investment, Item 19, and regulatory context:
Across the 836 food & beverage franchise systems in our database, median initial investment runs $357K–$824K, with a typical upfront franchise fee near $35K. 65 can be started for under $100K. Each FDD's Item 7 provides the exact investment range for that brand.
60% of the food & beverage franchises in our Florida dataset disclose Item 19 financial performance representations. Among the 290 that report unit revenue, the median is $1.1M per location per year. The remainder rely on Item 1 (business background) and Item 7 (initial investment) without making earnings claims. Brands disclosing Item 19 give you the strongest basis for projecting unit-level revenue.
No state income tax keeps owner-operator take-home higher than equivalent income in CA/NY. Hurricane risk requires elevated insurance assumptions in Item 7 — verify with brand-level catastrophe rates.
Florida does not require state-level franchise registration, so no separate state-level verification is needed. The federal FTC Rule still requires the franchisor to provide the FDD at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything.
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