Dog Haus
Food & Beverage · Fast-Casual Restaurants
- Active units
- 58
- Royalty
- 6.0%
Franchised, year-end 2023
of weekly Net Sales
About Dog Haus
The brand provides a menu of hormone- and antibiotic-free proteins, including plant-based options and chicken sandwiches, often accompanied by local craft beers and cocktails. Operating as a brick-and-mortar franchise, many locations feature a biergarten setting with a modern industrial aesthetic and outdoor seating. The concept serves a wide customer base by combining comfort food favorites with proprietary recipes in a community-focused environment. This craft-casual model emphasizes specific ingredient standards across its network of restaurants.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$40k
- Area Development subsequent unit fee
Initial Franchise Fee reduced to $20,000 for each subsequent restaurant under the Area Development Agreement
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
1.0% of Net Sales
- Area Development Program - Fast Casual/Biergarten
$20k
- Area Development Program - Remote Kitchen
$20k
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2025 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025.
Growth
- Total locations59
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings7
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate3.5%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR9.7%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio1.4×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$1.8M
Uses the most current year (2024) Average Gross Sales for franchised Dog Haus Biergartens, the largest format by unit count in the tables.
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate9.7%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$492k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open12 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate6.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio3.8×
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.