Taziki’s Mediterranean CaféFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Taziki’s Mediterranean Café franchise requires a total initial investment of $567K – $1.2M, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 4.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $2.1M[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $567K – $1.2M
- 36th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $2.1M
- 21st pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- 3rd pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 100
- 42nd 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 63 to 60 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
Bottom line
- Total investment $567K – $1.2M including a $35K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $2.1M/year.
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 15/100.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Taziki’s Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- Taziki’s, Inc.
- Ultimate parent
- Taziki's Holding Company, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Dan Simpson
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- AL
- HQ
- 3009 Pump House Road, Suite 200, Birmingham, Alabama 35243
- Auditor
- Warren Averett, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $8.1M
- vs $8.6M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual-dining Mediterranean restaurants serving fresh mezze, grilled proteins, and salads in fast-casual format. Daily operations include food preparation, inventory management, staffing, and customer service across counter-service and dine-in environments. Franchisees manage P&L, vendor relationships, and local marketing while adhering to brand standards and menu specifications.
- CEO
- Dan Simpson
- Headquarters
- AL
- Founded
- 1998
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 15
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35K | $35K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $10K | $10K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $522K | $1.2M |
| Total initial investment | $567K | $1.2M |
Source: Taziki’s Mediterranean Café 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
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
$269K
13.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
30%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
3.3 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $567K – $1.2M
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $10K – $10K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $95K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 5.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 4.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $997 |
| Training fee | $35 |
| Transfer fee | $18K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Total fee load | 5.0% of rev |
A 5.0% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $2.1M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 79 units
- vs category median 13 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $994K→$3.8M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $1.4M→$2.8M
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 6 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 1264 Full-Service Restaurants brands
vs Full-Service Restaurants averages
How Taziki’s Mediterranean Café Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 100
- Opened
- 6
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 10
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 40
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 60%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- -6.2%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- -4.8%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Termination rate
- 10.0%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 1.0%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 18 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Declining unit count, missing profitability data, and franchisor financial concerns present meaningful risks despite no litigation and reasonable royalty rate.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Warren Averett, LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 15 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 6.2% YoY indicates system contraction and potential franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — unable to verify actual profitability against $567k-$1.2M investment
- 03MINORHigh initial investment range ($567k-$1.2M) with no transparent income disclosure creates ROI uncertainty
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is False — potential financial stability concerns at franchisor level
- 05MINOR4% royalty on $2M average revenue generates only ~$80k annually, tight margin for franchisor support
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 | 4 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 1 mi |
| Territory population | 750,000 |
| Online sales rights | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Alabama |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 0 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 400 hrs
- Training location
- Certified Training Store in the System
- Time to open
- 9 mo
- From signing to launch
- POS system
- Square, Inc. Food & Beverage tablet based point of sale system
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Square, Inc. Food & Beverage tablet based point of sale system
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
99 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Taziki’s Mediterranean Café · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Taziki’s Mediterranean Café franchise?
The total investment to open a Taziki’s Mediterranean Café franchise ranges from $567K – $1.2M, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Taziki’s Mediterranean Café franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Taziki’s Mediterranean Café FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $2.1M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Taziki’s Mediterranean Café's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Taziki’s Mediterranean Café (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 Taziki’s Mediterranean Café franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Taziki’s Mediterranean Café has 100 total units in the United States, including 63 franchised units and 40 company-owned units. 6 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Taziki’s Mediterranean Café a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Taziki’s Mediterranean Café as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 15 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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