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Franchise cost record
Jersey Mike's
Item 7 — estimated initial investment
| Cost line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total initial investmentItem 7 total | $436,176 to $1,162,228 |
| Initial franchise feeItem 5 fee | $20,000 |
| RoyaltyItem 6 rate | 6.5% |
| Ad fundItem 6 fund | 4% |
| Other ongoing feesItem 6 other |
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Every figure traces to a named franchisor's FDD, with the Item it came from and the filing's issue date. Open the Jersey Mike's record.
Filing on this record
A SUB ABOVE, LLC
FDD issuedApril 10, 2026
Every figure in the Jersey Mike's record shown here is read from that filing.
Why the number is hard to get
The actual line-item cost, not a vague range.
What the usual sources give you
- Directory sites quote a wide range with no line items behind it.
- The real Item 7 is buried in a PDF hundreds of pages long.
- A directory's range rarely shows the working capital the filing itemizes.
How Threshby handles a number
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- No aggregators, no model estimates
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When there is no filing
This is the table. The numbers arrive with the filing.
Empty on purpose. Threshby prints a figure only when it can name the filing the figure came from.
Item 7 — estimated initial investment
No current filing
| Cost line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | No figure. Threshby has no current filing for this brand. |
| Real estate and improvements | No figure. Threshby has no current filing for this brand. |
| Equipment and fixtures | No figure. Threshby has no current filing for this brand. |
| Opening inventory | No figure. Threshby has no current filing for this brand. |
| Additional funds, first three months | No figure. Threshby has no current filing for this brand. |
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