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OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2026

Roti Modern Mediterranean FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2026

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). Roti Modern Mediterranean's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 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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What the 2026 filing revealedextracted · sourced
ITEM 5Initial franchise fee$35K
ITEM 6Ongoing royalty6.0% of gross sales
ITEM 7Total initial investment$510K–$869K
ITEM 3Disclosed litigation matters0
ITEM 4Bankruptcy history disclosedYes
ITEM 19Earnings disclosure (FPR)Yes — median unit volume $1.1M ("This financial performance representation discloses the actual historical average, median, and high/low Net Sales for the full 12-month period from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, of 10 ROTI Restaurants in the United States operated by our affiliate (see Item 1) that were open and operating during that entire 12-month period. … All 10 ROTI Restaurants are located in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area. … (Excluded from this Item 19 are 7 ROTI Restaurants that our affiliate did not acquire until 2025 and therefore were not affiliate-owned during all of 2025: 4 ROTI Restaurants located in Washington, D.C., acquired by our affiliate in January 2025 and 3 ROTI Restaurants located in Minnesota acquired by our affiliate in March 2025.)" Number of Restaurants 10; Number Above Average 4; % Above Average 40%; Highest Net Sales $2,004,692; Lowest Net Sales $756,642. "Our management prepared this financial performance representation based on unaudited records provided by our affiliate.")
ITEM 20Outlets (fiscal 2025)0 franchised at year end · 0 exits
ITEM 21Franchisor financial statementsclean (unqualified) audit opinion — Aprio, LLP

Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2026 Roti Modern Mediterranean 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.

Roti Modern Mediterranean FDD questions, answered

Where can I download the Roti Modern Mediterranean FDD for free?

Roti Modern Mediterranean's 2026 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 Roti Modern Mediterranean's most recent FDD on file?

The most recent Roti Modern Mediterranean FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 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 Roti Modern Mediterranean's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — Roti Modern Mediterranean makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $1.1M. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.

What does Roti Modern Mediterranean's FDD Item 20 show?

In fiscal 2025, Roti Modern Mediterranean ended with 0 franchised outlets; 0 of 0 open at the start of the year left the system (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").

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