Beef 'O' Brady's® Franchise Costs, Fees & FDD

Year Business Began: 1985

Franchising Since: 1998

Headquarters: Tampa, Florida

Estimated Number of Units: 125

Franchise Description: The franchisor is FSC Franchise Co., LLC. The franchisor’s direct parent company is FSC Franchise Holdings LLC. The franchisor franchises businesses which operate full menu, table service Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Family Sports Pubs, which provide food and beverage in a family-oriented environment using distinctive trademarks, service marks, trade dress and business systems.
Training Overview: Approximately three to four months prior to the opening of the Family Sports Pub, the operating partner and operating manager must complete the 3-week Beef’s Operator Training Program to the franchisor’s satisfaction and successfully obtain the training certificate. The Beef’s Operator Training Program is provided at certified training locations the franchisor designates, which currently include locations near Tampa, Florida. Franchisees or their operating partner and operating manager must also attend a 1-day pre-opening visit. After completion of Beef’s Operator Training Program and the pre-opening visit and before opening the Family Sports Pub, the franchisor recommends that the two designated operators participate in at least one new Family Sports Pub opening, which typically last 4 to 5 days in duration. At the franchisee’s request, the franchisor will make additional or refresher training in form and content as it deems appropriate available at the Family Sports Pub or at other locations we designate for a fee of $250 per day (including travel days) per corporate trainer. The operating partner and operating manager and/or previously trained and experienced managers must also attend any periodic refresher training courses that the franchisor or its designees provide from time to time and pay the applicable fees.

Territory Granted: Franchisees will receive a protected geographic territory in which they will operate one Family Sports Pub. The protected territory will consist of the area within a three-mile radius from the site. While the Franchise Agreement is in effect, except for certain exceptions, the franchisor will not sell another franchise for, or open itself, a Family Sports Pub within the protected territory. Franchisees will not receive an exclusive territory. Franchisees may face competition from other franchisees, from outlets the franchisor owns, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands the franchisor controls.

Obligations and Restrictions: The operating partner or operating manager must devote full time, energy, and best efforts to the management and operation of the Family Sports Pub and have primary responsibility for the operations under the Franchise Agreement. If franchisees (or their principal owner if they are a business entity) are not actively supervising and managing the Family Sports Pub, their operating partner or operating manager must meet the following qualifications and conditions: (i) have experience satisfactory to the franchisor; (ii) have day-to-day management responsibility over the Family Sports Pub; (iii) be employed on a full-time basis to manage the Family Sports Pub; (iv) enter into the then-current form of confidentiality and non-competition agreement; and (v) satisfactorily complete the new franchisee application process which includes: participation at a Discovery Day Process, working a power shift in a designated training restaurant, completion of the training program, successfully receive a training certificate from a certified training location, completion of all pre-opening marketing obligations; and, any other training and development programs the franchisor deems necessary. Franchisees must use only those products, recipes, services, equipment, programs and other items in the operation of the Family Sports Pub that the franchisor has designated. If franchisees would like to sell any product, menu items, service, equipment or program which is not a part of the system, then they must seek and obtain the franchisor’s advance written approval.

Term of Agreement and Renewal: The length of the initial franchise term is 10 years from the effective date. If franchisees are in good standing and not in default under the Franchise Agreement, they may enter into a successor franchise agreement, provided all requirements are met.

Financial Assistance: The franchisor does not offer direct or indirect financing. The franchisor does not guarantee a franchisee’s note, lease or obligation. If franchisees qualify for the discounted franchise fee the franchisor provides to United States military veterans, the franchisor will offer you a 10% discount on the franchise fee.

Estimated Initial Investment

Name of Fee	Low	High
Initial Franchise Fee	$25,000	$25,000
Training Fee	$18,000	$18,000
Equipment	$130,000	$180,000
Furniture, Fixtures & Millwork	$45,000	$80,000
Audio & Video Equipment	$25,000	$50,000
Training and Pre-Opening Expenses	$2,500	$8,000
Architect Fees & Permits	$7,500	$15,000
Lease Deposit (per month)	$9,900	$28,125
Leasehold Improvements	$462,000	$883,000
Initial Inventory	$25,000	$30,000
Signage	$10,000	$20,000
Insurance	$4,000	$18,000
Licenses & Permits	$1,500	$7,500
Liquor License	$500	$20,000
Computer System	$13,000	$15,600
Computer Support – 3 months	$1,950	$1,950
Professional Fees	$3,000	$5,000
Utility Deposits and Impact Fees	$6,000	$10,000
Promotional and Advertising – 3 months	$3,000	$7,200
Additional Funds – 3 months	$20,000	$35,000
ESTIMATED TOTAL (excluding real property/tenant improvement allowance)	$812,850	$1,457,375

Other Fees

Type of Fee	Amount
Royalty	5% of the previous month's adjusted gross sales.
Marketing and Development Fund Contribution	Franchisees are currently required to contribute 2.5% of their previous month’s adjusted gross sales to the marketing and development fund (but this required contribution may in the future increase to 3% as the franchisor determines in its sole discretion).
IT Fee	$250 per month.
Website Fee	$100 per month.
Inspection and Testing of Samples from Alternative Suppliers	Franchisees or the supplier must pay the franchisor the reasonable cost of inspection and testing, which is likely to range from $50 to $3,000, depending on the product or service being tested.
Beef’s Operating Training Program	No cost for up to 3 trainees. Franchisees must pay all travel, living and wage expenses incurred by the trainees in connection with the initial training (i.e., travel, lodging, meals, applicable trainee wages). The amounts are unknown and may vary depending upon factors such as the third-party supplier selected and the franchisee’s distance from training. Additional and subsequent trainee charge: then current training fee (currently $1,000 per trainee).
Opening On-Site Assistance	Franchisees must pay all wages for them and their employees and be responsible for the cost of all food and beverage products used. The franchisor will pay the costs and expenses for its personnel, so long as the Family Sports Pub opens on schedule; however, if the opening date is delayed after it has already been agreed upon, franchisees must pay all additional expenses incurred by our personnel. If franchisees request additional opening on-site assistance, they must pay a fee of $250 per day per trainer, plus wages, hotel, travel and meal expenses.
Optional Additional On-Site Training	$250 per day (including travel days), per corporate trainer, plus meal per diem, and travel and hotel expenses, if applicable.
Mandatory/Remedial Training/On-Site	$250 per day, per trainer; $350 per package for new menu training materials. Franchisees must pay all travel, living and meal expenses incurred by the franchisor’s personnel as well as the wages of franchisees and their personnel in connection with this training.
Interest	The highest contract rate of interest permitted by law.
Late Fees	10% penalty plus interest.
Inspection/Audit	Deficiency and late charges plus audit costs under certain circumstances.
Assignment/ Transfer	$20,000
Transfer Partner Training	The fee for up to 2 operators is included in the transfer fee, but franchisees are responsible for their wages and all travel expenses, including hotel, meals, car rental, air fare, etc.
Transfer Store Materials	$350 for the package; ala carte price list available.
Replacement Manager's Training Material Fee	$50 material fee, plus shipping.
Interim Operating Expenses	$1,200 per week, plus reasonable expenses, including travel, lodging and meals.
Replacement Manuals	The then-applicable charge (currently $350) plus shipping.
Renewal	$20,000
Area Development Agreement – Extension Fee	Balance of the franchise fees for the number of undeveloped restaurants.
Health Inspection Violation Fee	$10,000
Early Termination Fee	An amount equal to the greater of (a) $100,000 or (b) the aggregated royalties and marketing contributions paid by the Family Sports Pub for the 12 months immediately preceding the effective date of termination multiplied by three.
Non-Compliance Fee	$250 per day.
ServSafe Certification	$125 per person, or the then-current fee.

The above information has been compiled from the FDD of Beef 'O' Brady's. Year of FDD: 2025.
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