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The Halal Guys

Astoria, NY · Founded 2014 · HGLY

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.thehalalguysny.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
84
units (2025)
-9.7%
year over year

Units by Year

88
2021
91
2022
93
2023
93
2024
84
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$417,600 – $1,310,250
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$45,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
3.5%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

the Royalty Fee and the Worldwide Creative Marketing Fee will be the same as for your first Restaurant.

Leadership

  • Ahmed Abouelenein

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Margaret Carrera

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Hesham Hegazy

    Director of Distribution

  • Julie Kan

    Director of Marketing

  • Christopher Ballerini

    Director of Operations, Northeast

  • David Estrada

    Director of Operations, SW Region

  • Ghassan Safie

    Director of Operations, West Coast

  • Theophilus Awuku

    Senior Research and Development Director

  • Simon Ngugi

    Controller

On File

FDD years
20262025
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Franchisee records
87
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
0
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
12 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFThe Halal Guys FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFThe Halal Guys FDD 2025Opens in a new tab

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Read from this brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. FDD library maintained by AskTy; figures are as filed by the franchisor.