# Capriotti's franchise

Capriotti's is a submarine sandwiches franchise based in Las Vegas, NV.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Total ongoing fee | 9.5% of gross sales |
| Royalty | 6–7% |
| Brand fund | 2%, rising to as much as 4% |
| Local advertising | 1.5% |
| Initial franchise fee | $40,000 |
| Total investment | $417,100–$748,500 |
| Units (2024) | 145 (135 franchised, 10 company-owned) |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Franchising since | 1991 |
| Initial term | 10 years |
| Territory | No protected area |
| Item 19 | Yes. A financial performance representation is made. |

No protected territory, and a technology fee of 0.65% of gross sales on top of the royalty and the funds.

## An older sandwich benchmark

Capriotti's is a submarine-sandwich system headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Its [official company history](https://www.ownacapriottis.com/about-us/) traces
the first Wilmington, Delaware, shop to 1976; the dataset records franchising
from 1991. The May 2024 comparative study of published FDDs reports 145
outlets as of 2024: 135 franchised and ten company-owned. That makes it the
second-largest system in this set, but scale is context rather than a quality
score.

The menu model is also a useful adjacent comparison. Capriotti's
[consumer site](https://capriottis.com/) centers made-to-order subs and
catering, a different production line from vertical-spit döner but one that
can compete for a similar lunch occasion and retail site. Typical square
footage is not in this dataset.

## The stack does not capture every charge

The initial franchise fee is $40,000. The filing discloses a 6–7% royalty. The
directory uses the low end for its ranking and prints the full band here. It
adds a 2% brand fund and 1.5% local advertising to produce the comparable fee
stack of 9.5%. The brand fund may rise to 4%. Grand opening is $30,000.

A separate technology fee of 0.65% of gross sales sits outside the three
components used in that ranking. It is not hidden or converted into the stack:
the metric is royalty plus advertising requirements, not every recurring
payment. A buyer comparing the real cash burden must add technology and any
other applicable Item 6 charges separately.

Item 7 is $417,100 to $748,500. The study records an Item 19; this dataset
does not include a population note, so the profile does not invent the sample.
Training is 55 classroom hours and 270 on the job. The agreement offers no
protected territory. The initial term is ten years with one ten-year option.
Renewal fee $10,000. Transfer fee is the greater of $10,000 or 5%, capped at
$20,000.

Capriotti's therefore provides a mature-system benchmark, while the rate band,
escalatable fund, technology add-on and unprotected territory still require
current-document review rather than reliance on brand age.

## Who it is not

Capriotti's is not a kebab brand, not a protected-territory system, not a 6%
all-in stack, and not Wienerschnitzel's 20-year no-sale contract. It is the
145-unit sandwich neighbor on [system size](/by-units/) and [age](/by-age/).
Source: May 2024 comparative study of published FDDs; dataset year 2024.

## What to request next

Obtain the current FDD and add the 0.65% technology fee, the 6–7% royalty
band, and any increase of the brand fund toward 4% to the cash model. The
ranked 9.5% stack uses the 6% low end plus 2% brand fund plus 1.5% local
advertising; it is not the ceiling. Item 19 is yes without a population note
in this dataset — copy the sample from the document. There is no protected
territory; read Item 12 as a location grant. Item 7 is $417,100–$748,500;
grand opening $30,000; training 55 classroom and 270 on the job. Rebuild the
145-outlet 2024 study count (135 franchised, 10 company) from current Item
20 tables. Call a mix of current and former franchisees.

Capriotti's is a mature sandwich benchmark for lunch traffic and inline sites.
It is not a kebab brand and not a simpler contract because the founding year
is 1976. Grand opening is $30,000 in the study, higher than most rows that
state one. That line is opening marketing, not a substitute for the 0.65%
technology fee that continues after opening. Read both.

Franchising since 1991 is a fifteen-year gap after the 1976 Wilmington
opening. That gap is operating history before the franchise program, not a
reason to skip Item 6. The 145-unit 2024 study count is the scale context
for a lunch-occasion benchmark.


Figures from May 2024 comparative study of published FDDs; dataset year 2024.

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