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BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
Burros & Fries is a quick-service restaurant concept with an investment range of $600,000 to $913,000.
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- Risk & red-flag breakdown — what the missing earnings, fees and churn imply.
- How it compares — every number ranked against quick-service restaurant peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — beyond the case count above: each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — behind the net change above: closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-33530. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (many quick-service restaurant franchisors do disclose), and the full report reads the risk signals BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's FDD does contain — fees, litigation, and outlet churn — against peers. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Fast food & quick-service restaurant franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) does disclose 1 legal proceeding in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. The full BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries report lists each case with what it was about and how it ended, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the ones a franchisee started — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for.
BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries closures & failure rate
Before you sign, BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a quick-service restaurant of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's latest tables show a shrinking franchised network — more units left than opened. The actual closure and termination counts, and how BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's churn ranks against quick-service restaurant peers, are in the full report.
The risk & red-flag breakdown, every figure ranked against quick-service restaurant peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries?
BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's franchise is offered by BURROS FRIES FRANCHISE, INC. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Quick-service restaurant franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries franchise — frequently asked
Who owns BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries — who is the franchisor?
BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's most recently filed FDD (2025) names BURROS FRIES FRANCHISE, INC. as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries franchise cost?
BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $600,000 – $913,000, with an initial franchise fee of $35,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against quick-service restaurant peers.
How much profit does a BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries franchise make?
BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labour and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing; the report focuses on the verifiable risk signals instead.
Are there lawsuits against BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries?
BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses 1 legal proceeding in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. The full report lists each case, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the franchisee-initiated ones.
Is BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against quick-service restaurant peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (absent from this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: BURROS & FRIES | Burros & Fries's risk level and what's driving it, what the missing Item 19 earnings imply, every figure ranked against quick-service restaurant peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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