What is the amount of the development fee that Bojangles franchisees must pay for each restaurant they are authorized to develop?
Bojangles Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
velopment Fee
You must pay a development fee of $10,000 for each Restaurant that we authorize you to develop when you sign the Development Agreement regardless of whether you actually develop Restaurants after that time. When you sign the Development Agreement, you also will sign a Franchise Agreement for the first Restaurant that you plan to develop.
The development fee is fully earned and non-refundable in consideration of administrative and other expenses we incur in entering into the Development Agreement and for our lost or deferred opportunity to enter into the Development Agreement with others.
During our previous fiscal year, the development fee paid to us for each Restaurant under applicable development agreements was $10,000 for our standard development.
Franchise Fee
Under the Franchise Agreement, you must pay a franchise fee of $35,000 by the construction commencement deadline of the traditional Restaurant that you agreed to develop according to the development schedule in your Development Agreement. We will credit the development fee that you paid for each Restaurant that you develop under the Development Agreement against the franchise fee that you pay for that Restaurant if you sign the Franchise Agreement and pay the applicable franchise fee by the time you commence construction of the Restaurant.
The franchise fee for each Individual Franchise Agreement is $35,000 and is payable upon execution of the Individual Franchise Agreement.
You must pay a franchise fee of $20,000 when you sign the Bojangles Express Franchise Agreement for a Bojangles Express Restaurant.
All franchise fees are fully earned and non-refundable when paid.
Some franchisees may be "grandfathered" under earlier agreements that establish franchise fees, royalties and contributions to the Marketing Development Fund in amounts less than described in this disclosure document.
During our previous fiscal year, the franchise fee paid us for each Bojangles Express Restaurant was $20,000 and the franchise fee paid to us for all other Restaurants ranged from $25,000 (for certain franchisees grandfathered into previously negotiated terms) to $35,000 per Restaurant.
Source: Item 5 — INITIAL FEES (FDD pages 17–21)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bojangles's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee must pay a development fee of $10,000 for each restaurant that Bojangles authorizes them to develop. This fee is due when the franchisee signs the Development Agreement, regardless of whether they actually develop the restaurants afterward.
The development fee is considered fully earned and non-refundable by Bojangles upon receipt. This is to cover the administrative and other expenses that Bojangles incurs when entering into the Development Agreement, as well as to compensate them for the lost opportunity to offer the Development Agreement to someone else.
It's important to note that this development fee can be credited towards the franchise fee. The standard franchise fee is $35,000, but the $10,000 development fee can be applied to it, effectively reducing the initial franchise fee payment if the franchisee adheres to the development schedule and commences construction as agreed. For a Bojangles Express Restaurant, the franchise fee is $20,000.