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Checkers
Everything in the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, in plain English, cited to the page. $49.
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These five are free, on the brand page. The report is the other hundreds of pages.
What's inside
- The one-paragraph readwhat you buy, what it costs, what the count did
- Every fee, Items 5 and 635 rows
- What it costs to open, Item 7totals, biggest lines, what's excluded
- Item 19, decodedmethod, sample, exclusions
- Three years of units, Item 20openings, closures, transfers, by year
- Litigation and bankruptcy, Items 3 and 4one line per matter
- Territory, renewal, transfer, termination, Items 12 and 17the clauses that bind you
- Questions to ask existing franchiseesraised by this filing's own numbers
- Provenancestate, filing, date, method
About 5000 words. Web page and PDF, link good for 30 days.
Two pages from it
Every fee · the first 7 of 35
| Late initial franchise fee increase | $500 per day | p. 17 |
| Initial Advertising Deposit | $15,000 | p. 18 |
| Development fee | $10,000 per restaurant to be developed | p. 20 |
| Royalty | 4% of Net Sales; 2% at a Non-Traditional Site | p. 20 |
| National Production Fund contribution | Up to 3% of Net Sales; currently 2.65% | p. 21 |
| Delivery Administration Fee | 2% of the total price charged to the customer | p. 21 |
| Order Ahead Program Administration Fee | 2% of the total price charged to the customer | p. 21 |
Three years of units · system totals
| Year | Start | Opened | Closed | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 172 | 3 | 4 | 171 |
| 2024 | 171 | 5 | 10 | 166 |
| 2025 | 166 | 12 | 11 | 167 |
Net loss of 28 outlets, 2023 to 2025.p.84
Where the numbers come from
The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions registry, filing 641100, effective 4/20/2026. Read line by line by two independent models, one of them blind to the other; a figure is published only when both agree and the quoted words are on the cited page. Nothing is estimated. The method, in full.
Who it's for
- Someone about to sign a Checkers franchise agreement who wants to know what the document says before the attorney's meter starts.
- An operator comparing Checkers against two or three other brands on the same terms.
- A lender, landlord or partner who needs the figures with page numbers, not a brochure.
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Questions
- Is this the filing itself?
- No. The filing is public and you can get it from the state. This is the filing read for you: every figure with the page it came from, in plain English.
- Is it legal advice?
- This is a summary of a public filing, not legal advice. Take the filing to a franchise attorney before signing. The report makes that meeting shorter and cheaper.
- How current is it?
- It is read from the 2026 filing, effective 4/20/2026. When the franchisor files again the report is re-read, and buyers get the new one.
- What if it isn't what I needed?
- Reply to your receipt within thirty days and the charge is refunded. No questions.