Hero Certified Burgers Cost Comparisons

About Hero Certified Burgers

When you buy a franchise, you take a leap of faith. You know that success depends on sacrifice, dedication and hard work, but you also know that it can be an exciting journey with many rewards.

You’ve considered HERO because our brand reputation is solid, our sustainable food is excellent, and our training and support exceptional.

We have remained focused to our commitment to our customers to make every visit to Hero Burgers a special one. Every time they think of having a freshly prepared, made to order, a better for you burger….
their first choice will be Hero Certified Burgers.

We’ve come a long way since we launched our first restaurant in 2003, with 50 locations now in operation in Ontario, Manhattan New York, and Montreal.

But success never sleeps.

Join the HERO family and be our partner on the next leg of the journey.

Our goal is to deliver the best tasting food and the highest quality service in a clean environment for a fair price. Our commitment to quality ensures that all our burgers are from natural free-range beef and hormone-free and antibiotic-free, cooked medium-well.

Hamburgers/Hot Dogs Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of Hero Certified Burgers against other Hamburgers/Hot Dogs franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Hero Certified Burgers with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

Franchise	Franchise Fee	Royalty	Advertising Fee	Development Costs
A & W Restaurants	$15,000-$30,000	5%	5%	$269,000-$1,213,000
All American Hot Dog Carts	N/A			$1,700-$5,999
America's Dog & Burger	$30,000			$298,800-$694,050
Back Yard Burgers	$35,000	5%	3%	$465,000-$1,680,000
Bareburger	N/A			$987,000-And Up
Burger Hut	N/A	4.5%		$376,092-And Up
Burger Joint, The	$40,000	5.5%	1%Nat'l + 1%Local	$195,800-$589,800
Burger King	$50,000	4.5%	4%	$333,100-$3,398,600
BurgerFi	$37,500	5.5%	1.5%	$613,600-$987,250
BurgerFuel	$35,000	6% of net	4% of net	$510,500-$864,500
Burgerim	N/A			$150,000-$400,000
Carl's Jr	$25,000-$35,000	4%	6%	$1,603,000-$2,168,000
Carla's Sandwiches & Burgers	$8,500	$850/mo.	$125/mo.	$81,000-$2,400,000
Carts of America	N/A			$3,299-$6,999
Char-Hut	$30,000			$250,000-$500,000
Checkers Drive-In	$30,000	4%	4.5%	$259,000-$1,431,000
Cheeburger Cheeburger	$24,500-$35,000	4.5%		$322,500-$603,000
Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie	$35,000	5%	1% Nat'l + 1% local	$475,000-$650,000
Coney Beach	$25,000	6%		$279,000-$493,000
Coneys Frozen Custard	$19,500	6%	4%	$129,250-$194,500
Counter, The	$35,000	6%	2%	$711,133-$1,939,750
Culver	$55,000	4%	2.5%	$2,349,000-$5,356,000
Dairy Queen	$45,000	4%	5-6%	$1,151,135-$1,936,655
Dog Haus	$35,000	6%	2%	$378,000-$949,100
Dogfather, The	$25,000-$35,000	6.5%		$179,300-$263,000
Dogout, The	$25,000			$204,000-$474,000
Dream Maker Hot Dog Carts	N/A			$2,899-$15,999
Drifter's Hamburgers	$25,000	5%	2% local	$113,500-$501,000
Elevation Burger	N/A			$338,500-$599,500
Farmer Boys	$45,000	5%	3%	$1,042,500-$2,486,500
Fat Patty's	$40,000			$627,533-$1,048,500
Fatburger	$50,000	6%	2%	$498,100-$850,600
Five Guys Burgers & Fries	$50,000-$125,000	6%	2%	$306,200-$716,250
Flamer's Grill	$30,000	5%	2%	$171,500-$345,500
Foster's Grille	$35,000	5%		$291,700-$538,100
Frankie's	N/A			$200,000-And Up
Freakin' Unbelievable Burgers	$40,000	4%	1%	$307,850-$696,000
Fuddruckers	$35,000	5%	.25%	$495,000-$1,565,000
Fulton Market Burger Company	$15,000	4%	2%	$275,000-$405,000
Gino's Burgers & Chicken	N/A			$500,000-$700,000
Glory Days Grill	$50,000	3%	1%	$1,696,500-$2,526,500
Good Times Burgers	N/A	4%	up to 5.5%	$750,000-And Up
Grill'd Burger	N/A	8%	2%	$555,590-$885,700
Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar, The	$22,000-$35,000	4%		$359,800-$1,600,000
Habit Burger	$35,000			$1,231,000-$1,654,000
Hamburger Mary's	$50,000	4% (on first $150K monthly gross), 3% (on monthly gross above $150K)		$417,150-$955,500
Hardee's	$25,000-$35,000	4%	5.5%	$1,454,000-$2,046,000
Hot Dog On A Stick	$15,000-$25,000	6%	2%	$338,200-$556,000
Hot Fries	$30,000			$166,997-$374,900
Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries	$25,000	5%	1%	$153,925-$249,925
Jack in the Box	$50,000	5%	5%	$1,651,500-$2,638,600
Jake's Over the Top	$29,000-$40,000	5%	3%	$150,000-$350,000
Jerry's Curb Service	$40,000	4%		$959,000-$1,600,000
JL Beers	$40,000	4%		$857,200-$2,222,500
Johnnie's Dog House	$25,000	6%		$82,600-$355,750
Johnny Rockets	$49,000	5%		$581,000-$877,000
Juicy Burgers	N/A			$50,414-$150,265
Krystal Restaurants	$32,500	4.5%		$900,000-$1,300,000
Lick's	$45,000			$495,000-$595,000
Locos Grill & Pub	$35,000	4%		$575,400-$1,960,000
McDonald's	$45,000	4%	4%+	$1,314,500-$2,306,500
Meaty Burger & Hotdogs	$1,350	0	0	$1,500
Mooyah	$40,000	6%	3%	$403,750-$639,100
Mr. Goodburger's	$25,000	6-8%		$155,000-$210,000
Nathan's Famous	$30,000	5.5%	2%	$43,000-$1,071,360
O'Burger	$30,000-$40,000			$175,000-$500,000
Original Hot Dog Factory, The	$20,000	5.5%	1%	$97,500-$517,887
Philly Dawgz	$30,000	3.5%	3% local +1% Nat'l	$77,000-$135,000
Rally's Hamburgers	$30,000	4%	4.5%	$254,000-$1,431,000
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers	$35,000	4%		$1,865,000-$4,115,000
Runza Restaurants	$30,000	5%	1%+up to 4% locally	$1,250,000-$2,720,000
Smashburger	$40,000	5 - 6%	2%	$743,130-$1,404,535
Sonic Drive In	$45,000	2.45-5%	3%	$1,242,000-$3,523,300
Steak n Shake	$25,000-$40,000	5.5%		$672,000-$1,835,000
Steaks To Go	$24,500	$250/wk. or 3%		$110,000-$150,000
Wahlburgers	$40,000	6%		$1,680,000-$2,885,000
Wayback Burgers	$35,000	5%	2%	$209,000,524,500
Wendy's	$40,000	4%	3.5%Nat'l +0.5% Local	$318,850-$3,689,350
Whataburger	N/A			$1,200,000
Wienerschnitzel	$10,000-$32,000	5%	1%	$303,600-$1,443,000
Willy Dog	N/A			$599-$8,999
Windmill	$27,500	5%	4%	$127,500-$322,500
Woody's Chicago Style	N/A	6%		$58,600-$394,000
WORKS Gourmet Burger Bistro, The	$45,000	6%	2%-2.5%	$650,000-$850,000