Five Guys / the report
Five Guys
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 627 rows
- What it costs to open, Item 7totals, biggest lines, what's excluded
- Item 19, decodedno representation, and what that means
- 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 4000 words. Web page and PDF, link good for 30 days.
Two pages from it
Every fee · the first 7 of 27
| Creative Fund | Up to 4% of Gross Sales (currently 2%) | p. 16 |
| Bread Products | Varies with your bread needs | p. 16 |
| Interest on overdue amounts | Lesser of 10% per annum or maximum legal rate | p. 16 |
| Advertising & promotional materials | Varies with your advertising needs | p. 16 |
| Prohibited Product or Service Fine | $250 per day of use | p. 16 |
| Additional Assistance (per diem) | Current per diem $500, plus associated costs | p. 17 |
| Additional or Remedial Training | $1,500 per training | p. 17 |
Three years of units · system totals
| Year | Start | Opened | Closed | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 899 | 36 | 11 | 924 |
| 2024 | 924 | 35 | 14 | 945 |
| 2025 | 945 | 37 | 12 | 970 |
Net gain of 106 outlets, 2023 to 2025.p.54
Where the numbers come from
The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions registry, filing 642272, effective 8/19/2026. 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 Five Guys franchise agreement who wants to know what the document says before the attorney's meter starts.
- An operator comparing Five Guys 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 8/19/2026. 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.