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JL Beers

Fargo, ND · Founded 2009 · JBLR

JL Beers Franchising, Inc. grants franchises for the operation of JL Beers restaurants offering a variety of high quality hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, fresh cut fries, chips, dips, coleslaw, craft cocktails, pretzels, fresh-ground peanut butter, and a large selection of draught, canned and bottled beers in a fast, casual atmosphere.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.jlbeers.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
10
units (2025)
—
year over year

Units by Year

10
2022
10
2023
10
2024
10
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$1,223,000 – $3,308,000
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$50,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
0.5%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

4% of Net Sales

Leadership

  • Lance Thorson

    President

  • Warren Ackley

    Vice President

  • Randy Thorson

    Secretary/Treasurer

  • Shawn Thorson

    Director

  • Vonnie Birmingham

    Director of Franchising

  • Daniel Chase

    Area Manager

  • Lance Thorson

    Director of Development

On File

FDD years
20262022
Select a year to open the FDD
Franchisee records
5
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
0
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
12 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFJL Beers FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFJL Beers FDD 2022Opens in a new tab

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