Smalls Sliders
Food & Beverage · Quick-Service Restaurants
- Active units
- 9
- Avg unit volume
- $1.7M
- Royalty
- 6.0%
Franchised, year-end 2023
of weekly Net Sales
About Smalls Sliders
Smalls Sliders is a brand that is passionate about serving the most premium and delicious cheeseburger sliders. With our small menu, we guarantee big taste every time you slide through our doors. Our sliders are never frozen, pattied in-house, and cooked to order, ensuring the freshest and juiciest flavors. You can keep it simple with a single patty, go big with a Biggie Smalls (double patty, double cheese), or add a stack of bacon for an extra indulgence (Drew style). Our sliders are worth the hype, and once you take your first bite, you won't be able to resist! Smalls Sliders has gained recognition as a breakout brand and has the endorsement of Drew Brees as an investor. Whether you visit our locations or engage with us on social media, we strive to provide an unforgettable experience. Join the excitement and tag us when you #slidethru!.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$35k
- Development Rights Rider subsequent units
Initial Franchise Fee for second and each additional Restaurant will be 30000; 15000 balance due when you sign each subsequent Franchise Agreement.
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
2.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
800 sq ft
- Development Rights Rider - first unit component
$35k
- Development Rights Rider - per additional unit commit
$15k
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2024 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025.
Growth
- Total locations9
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings5
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate125.0%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR—
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio5.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$1.7M
Computed average of Gross Sales 2023 for the 6 restaurants open all 52 weeks: total 9,937,585 / 6 = 1,656,264.
- 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 rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$1.5M
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open8 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 ratio1.1×
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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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.