Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports PubFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub franchise requires a total initial investment of $813K – $1.5M, including a $25K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.7M[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $813K – $1.5M
- 41st pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $1.7M
- 18th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 7th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 125
- 43rd pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Full-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Full-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Franchised units fell from 108 to 99 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
Bottom line
- Total investment $813K – $1.5M including a $25K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.7M/year (median $1.6M).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 26/100.
- Bankruptcy history disclosed in the FDD. Review Item 4 for details before proceeding.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- FSC Franchise Co., LLC
- Parent company
- CapitalSpring
- CEO title
- Director and Chief Executive Officer
- Chris Elliott
- CEO experience
- 14 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 5660 W. Cypress Street, Suite A, Tampa, Florida 33607
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars, LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $53.2M
- vs $59.4M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual dining sports pub establishments serving burgers, wings, sandwiches, and beverages in a family-friendly environment with TVs for sporting events. Daily operations include kitchen management, staff scheduling, inventory control, marketing, and sports event promotions to drive foot traffic during peak game times.
- CEO
- Chris Elliott
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2007
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 14
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 20 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $25K | $25K | |
| Training Fee | $18K | $18K | |
| Equipment | $130K | $180K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures & Millwork | $45K | $80K | |
| Audio & Video Equipment | $25K | $50K | |
| Training and Pre-Opening Expenses | $3K | $8K | |
| Architect Fees & Permits | $8K | $15K | |
| Lease Deposit | $10K | $28K | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $462K | $883K | |
| Initial Inventory | $25K | $30K | |
| Signage | $10K | $20K | |
| Insurance | $4K | $18K | |
| Licenses & Permits | $2K | $8K | |
| Liquor License | $500 | $20K | |
| Computer System | $13K | $16K | |
| Computer Support - 3 Months | $2K | $2K | |
| Professional Fees | $3K | $5K | |
| Utility Deposits and Impact Fees | $6K | $10K | |
| Promotional and Advertising - 3 Months | $3K | $7K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months | $20K | $35K | |
| Total initial investment | $813K | $1.5M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$179K
10.5% margin
Unlevered ROIC
15%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
6.5 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $813K – $1.5M
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $35K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $25K – $25K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.5%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.5% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $350 |
| Training fee | $18K |
| Transfer fee | $20K |
| Renewal fee | $20K |
| Total fee load | 7.5% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $1.7M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $1.6M
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 97 units
- vs category median 13 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $721K→$3.9M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- N/A→$2.5M
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Transparency tier
- none
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 7 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 1264 Full-Service Restaurants brands
vs Full-Service Restaurants averages
How Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 125
- Opened
- 5
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 6
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 2
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 4.8%
- Company-owned
- 26
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 79%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- -2.9%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- -8.3%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 5
- Projected new
- 4
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 4.0%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Termination rate
- 1.6%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 7.2%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 13 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 18
- Loan volume
- N/A
- Amount data pending
- Median loan
- N/A
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 0
- Defaults
- 0
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Beef 'O' Brady's presents moderate-to-cautionary risk due to shrinking unit base, undisclosed profitability metrics, and high capital requirements relative to average unit volumes.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Disclosed in last 7 years
Bankruptcy Code or any foreign bankruptcy code; (b) obtained a discharge of our, its, his, or her debts under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any foreign bankruptcy code; or (c) was a principal officer of a company or a general partner in a partnership that either filed as a debtor (or had filed against
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Forvis Mazars, LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 26 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 2.9% YoY (125 units) indicates system contraction and potential market saturation
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 prevents accurate ROI analysis and profitability assessment
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($812,850–$1,457,375) with 5% royalty requires $1.7M+ annual revenue just to break even on capital
- 04MINORAverage revenue of $1.7M is modest for casual dining; profitability unclear without net income data
- 05MINOR10-year term locks franchisee into declining brand; exit/renewal risk if trend continues
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 3 mi |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 15 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 80 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 286 hrs
- Training location
- Certified Training Location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- POS system
- Toast
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Toast
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
86 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub franchise?
The total investment to open a Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub franchise ranges from $813K – $1.5M, with an initial franchise fee of $25K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.7M. The median is $1.6M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub has 125 total units in the United States, including 108 franchised units and 26 company-owned units. 5 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 26 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.