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Jimmy John's
food and beverage · HQ Atlanta, Georgia · Founded 1983 · Franchising since 1994
Partial FDD dataUnclaimed profile
Factbook Score: pending
Brand has 1 year(s) of Item 20 history in our current extraction; needs 3+ to compute a Factbook Score. Per methodology, this shows as 'Score pending — insufficient history', never a penalized score. See the methodology — this score can never be bought.
Brand has 1 year(s) of Item 20 history in our current extraction; needs 3+ to compute a Factbook Score. Per methodology, this shows as 'Score pending — insufficient history', never a penalized score. See the methodology — this score can never be bought.
Data-integrity flags on this profile
- infook
Total initial investment
$366K–$728K
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
—
FDD Item 5
Royalty
—
Franchised units
2689
As of 2024
3-yr unit growth
—
CAGR from Item 20
Owner turnover
—
3-yr average, Item 20
What it really costs
Every cost figure this brand's filing discloses — not just the headline range
| Expense | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | — | — |
| Total initial investment | $366,200 | $728,200 |
Item 7 reports a total range, not a full line-item breakdown, in this brand's filing excerpt — the franchise fee is the only cost we can show separately today.
Earnings disclosure
Does the franchisor share performance data? No
This brand's filing does not include an Item 19 financial performance representation. That's common — a large share of franchisors disclose nothing here — but it means you should ask for unit-level economics directly during discovery calls.
Legal history
CLEAR
No bankruptcy disclosures for the franchisor or its officers.
12 CASES
12 significant legal actions summarized, including: Starks v. Jimmy John's LLC (alfalfa sprouts labeling class action, settled 2014, vouchers up to $725,000 total value); Irwin v. Jimmy John's Franchise (data breach, settled 2016 for $125,000); In Re: Jimmy John's Overtime Litigation (FLSA wage claims, settled 2021 for approx. $1,835,000); People of Illinois v. Jimmy John's (non-compete agreement challenge, settled 2016 for $100,000); CWL Investments v. Jimmy John's (arbitration award 2019, $3.5M compensatory damages).
NOT DISCLOSED
Non-compete term/radius wasn't separately quantified in the filing excerpt we have on file.
Openings, closures & reacquisitions
The numbers ranking sites don't show — straight from the brand's filings
OpenedClosed / terminated / not renewedReacquired
Profile changelog
Jul 30 Initial FDD data extracted (partial) — M0 pipeline batch