Sandwiches: Miscellaneous

The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen

San Francisco, CA · Founded 2017 · AGCK

Project Cheese Franchises, LLC offers franchises for the establishment and operation of The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen Restaurants, which serve an all-day menu of freshly prepared, cooked to order artisan grilled cheese sandwiches, salads, soups, and beverages for on-premises and off-premises consumption under two franchise programs: a Single Restaurant Program for operating one restaurant at a franchisee-selected location, and an Area Development Program requiring the development and operation of a minimum of two restaurants within a defined geographic area.

Read the 2019 FDD ↗theamericansf.com ↗

2026 Franchise 500

Unranked

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units (2024)

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year over year

Units by Year

No unit counts recorded.

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment

$275,000 – $650,000

FDD Item 7

Franchise fee

$35,000

FDD Item 5

Ad fund

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FDD Item 6

Financial performance

Yes

FDD Item 19 disclosure

Royalty

6% of Gross Sales

Leadership

Nathan Pollak
Chief Executive Officer

On File

FDD years

2019 2018 2017

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Franchisee records

Current roster rows

Signed, not open

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FDD Item 20, Table 5

Franchising for

9 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFThe American Grilled Cheese Kitchen FDD 2019Most recent · opens in a new tab PDFThe American Grilled Cheese Kitchen FDD 2018Opens in a new tab PDFThe American Grilled Cheese Kitchen FDD 2017Opens in a new tab

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