OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2025
JOHNNY ROCKETS FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2025
The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). JOHNNY ROCKETS's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2025 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.
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| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $50K |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $517K–$2.7M |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 8 |
| ITEM 4 | Bankruptcy history disclosed | Yes |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $1.1M (Selected historical and unaudited financial and operating data for 58 (out of a total of 98) U.S. franchised Restaurants that were open from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. The following Restaurants are not included in the data: (1) 31 Restaurants which were not open for the entire 12 month period; (2) 147 international locations, including Canada, (3) theme parks and (4) 9 franchised Restaurants that did not report their sales and cost information.) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2024) | 98 franchised at year end · 4 exits (4.0% annualized) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | clean (unqualified) audit opinion — Macias, Gini & O'Connell, LLP (MGO) |
Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2025 JOHNNY ROCKETS FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.
JOHNNY ROCKETS FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the JOHNNY ROCKETS FDD for free?
JOHNNY ROCKETS's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is JOHNNY ROCKETS's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent JOHNNY ROCKETS FDD tracked here was filed in 2025 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does JOHNNY ROCKETS's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — JOHNNY ROCKETS makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2025 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $1.1M. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does JOHNNY ROCKETS's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2024, JOHNNY ROCKETS ended with 98 franchised outlets; 4 of 100 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 4.0% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").
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