Is Beef 'O' Brady's or grown cheaper to open?

Beef 'O' Brady's costs $525,850–$1,699,875 and grown costs $575,000–$1,662,000 to open (FDD Item 7). Beef 'O' Brady's has the lower entry cost.

Which earns more, Beef 'O' Brady's or grown?

Beef 'O' Brady's reports $1,699,499 average annual unit revenue vs $1,780,109 for grown (FDD Item 19). grown is higher. For grown: Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance; Based on a single outlet - not a system average.

Which is the better franchise, Beef 'O' Brady's or grown?

FranchiseVerdict grades Beef 'O' Brady's D and grown C, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Beef 'O' Brady's vs grown

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Beef 'O' Brady's and grown are full-service restaurants franchises. Beef 'O' Brady's requires an investment of $526K – $1.7M while grown requires $575K – $1.7M. In terms of revenue, grown reports higher average unit revenue at $1.8M. Note: Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance; Based on a single outlet - not a system average. Beef 'O' Brady's has SBA lending data on file with a 54.0% charge-off rate. FranchiseVerdict rates Beef 'O' Brady's D (Below average) and grown C (Average).

Metric	Beef 'O' Brady's	grown
Verdict Grade	DBelow average	CAverage
Investment Range	$526K – $1.7M	$575K – $1.7M
Franchise Fee	$25K	$50K
Royalty Rate	5.0%	6.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$1.7M	$1.8MCompany-owned only · n=1
SBA Charge-Off Rate	54.0% (135 loans)	N/A
Total Units	125	1
Unit Growth (YoY)	+1 units	+0 units
Year Began Franchising	2007	2025
FDD Year	2026	2025