Costs and Criteria

Our menu is Lotz Better® and so are our franchise fees!

If you are searching for just a sandwich franchise opportunity, we have something Lotz Better. Schlotzsky's® is seeking highly motivated, experienced restaurant management franchisees to continue our multi-unit, bakery café franchise development (minimum of three restaurants).

The initial franchise fee to become a Schlotzsky's franchisee is $45,000, with $30,000 of that fee going to Schlotzsky's, $7,500 going to Carvel and $7,500 going to Cinnabon. Additionally, potential franchisees should possess cash liquidity of $600,000 and a net worth of at least $1.5 million.

For specific and more detailed information regarding the range of costs associated with opening your Schlotzsky's restaurant, please request our Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).


We are truly a family organization. My son and daughter each run one of our restaurants. We see this as a vehicle to pass on to them and have a contract for five more [restaurants].
Ron Harrison
Franchisee since 1978
Denver, CO