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Friendly's

Dallas, TX · Founded 1935 · FSRN

Friendly's Restaurants Franchising Co, LLC grants qualified candidates the right to develop Friendly's franchises, which are full-service restaurants offering a full menu of ice cream and frozen treats, breakfast, lunch and dinner entrees, burgers, sandwiches and wraps, snacks and beverages.

Read the 2023 FDD ↗www.friendlysrestaurants.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
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units (2024)
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year over year

Units by Year

126
2021

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$1,110,680 – $2,682,435
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$30,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
3.5%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

6.0% of Net Sales

Leadership

  • Sherif Mityas

    President

  • Dawn Petite

    Chief Operations Officer

  • Pam Hunt

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Melitha Lynn Brown

    Chief Legal Officer

  • David Ellis

    Chief Marketing Officer

  • Roberto De Angelis

    Chief Experience Officer

  • Carissa De Santis

    Chief Technology Officer

On File

FDD years
20232022
Select a year to open the FDD
Franchisee records
65
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
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FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
39 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFFriendly's FDD 2023Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFFriendly's FDD 2022Opens in a new tab

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