Are all new Gold Star restaurants required to be G5 Outlets?
Gold_Star Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Table 1 - Gold Star Chili Franchised Traditional Outlets | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Number of Restaurants Meeting or Exceeding the Average | |||||||
| Tier Number | Average Gross Sales | Median Gross Sales | Low End | High End | Number | Percentage | ||
| of | Number | |||||||
| Stores | ||||||||
| Top | $ $1,592,551.41 | $1,497,802.33 | $1,285,629.03 | $1,928,629.03 | 5 | 41.7% | ||
| 25% 12 | ||||||||
| Top | $1,355,631.81 | $1,242,198.60 | $1,057,612.66 | $1,928,629.03 | 10 | 41.7% | ||
| 50% 24 | ||||||||
| Top | $1,207,778.82 | $1,119,733.62 | $779,464.33 | $1,928,398.90 | 12 | 33.3% | ||
| 75% 36 |
Some Outlets have sold this amount. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you'll sell as much.
At the end of 2024, there were 40 Franchised G5 Outlets. A Franchised G5 Outlet is a Franchised Traditional Outlet that has implemented the current published design standards of facility modifications and menu. All new Restaurants in the System are now required to be G5 Outlets. The facility design standards include new building signage, awnings, paint colors, and drive thru equipment with respect to the exterior and new furniture, cabinetry, paint colors, and graphics with respect to the interior. The menu (which has been implemented at all Gold Star locations) includes chili products, fresh burgers, gourmet fries and salads. The annualized sales data for the Franchised G5 Outlets is a subset of and included in the annualized sales data for all Franchised Traditional Outlets. The financial performance representations in Table 2 below are historical based on information from indicated subsets of the 40 Franchised G5 Outlets that were open for the full fiscal year, January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. The entire set of 40 Franchised G5 Outlets experienced average Gross Sales of $1,152,691.02(with 15 outlets, or 37
Source: Item 19 — Financial Performance Representations (FDD pages 46–48)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Gold Star's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, all new restaurants in the Gold Star system are required to be G5 Outlets. A Gold Star Franchised G5 Outlet is a Franchised Traditional Outlet that has implemented the current published design standards of facility modifications and menu. These facility design standards include new building signage, awnings, paint colors, and drive-thru equipment for the exterior, along with new furniture, cabinetry, paint colors, and graphics for the interior. The menu includes chili products, fresh burgers, gourmet fries, and salads, and has been implemented at all Gold Star locations.
At the end of 2024, there were 40 Franchised G5 Outlets. These outlets experienced average Gross Sales of $1,152,691.02, with 37.5% exceeding this average. The median Gross Sales for these outlets was $1,093,273.54. The highest performing G5 Outlet had Gross Sales of $1,928,398.90, while the lowest performer had Gross Sales of $528,997.30.
For a prospective franchisee, this means that any new Gold Star restaurant they open must adhere to the G5 Outlet design and menu standards. This ensures brand consistency across all new locations. While the initial investment to meet these standards may be higher, the provided financial performance data suggests that G5 Outlets can achieve significant sales figures. However, as the FDD clearly states, individual results may vary, and there is no guarantee of achieving similar sales levels.