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Hot Dog On A Stick

Beverly Hills, CA · Founded 1997 · HDOS

HDOS Franchising, LLC offers franchises for the establishment and operation of Hot Dog On A Stick restaurants serving award-winning lemonade, hot-dog-on-a-stick, cheese-on-a-stick products, French fries, and other approved food items and beverages.

Read the 2025 FDD ↗www.hotdogonastick.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
46
units (2024)
—
year over year

Units by Year

50
2021
50
2022
49
2023
46
2024

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$49,500 – $63,500
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$25,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
4%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

6% of Gross Sales

Leadership

  • Taylor Wiederhorn

    President and Chief Executive Officer

  • Thayer Wiederhorn

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Kenneth J. Kuick

    Chief Financial Officer and Co-Chief Executive Officer

  • Drew Martin

    Chief Information Officer

  • Mason Wiederhorn

    Chief Brand Officer

  • Allen Z. Sussman

    Secretary and General Counsel

  • Warren Christiansen

    Deputy General Counsel and Senior Franchise Counsel

  • Jake Berchtold

    President and COO, Fast Casual Division

  • Jenn Johnston

    Chief Marketing Officer

  • Allison Lauenstein

    President of QSR Division

On File

FDD years
2025202220212020
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Franchisee records
21
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
0
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
28 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFHot Dog On A Stick FDD 2025Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFHot Dog On A Stick FDD 2022Opens in a new tabPDFHot Dog On A Stick FDD 2021Opens in a new tabPDFHot Dog On A Stick FDD 2020Opens in a new tab

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