[mountn man]

What central_va leaves out, is after that $340,000 profit, the franchisee has to pay
5% of gross sales for royalty fees.
4% of gross sales for Local Advertising
.8% of gross sales for Advertising fund.

With gross sales of $1.4 million on average, that's about $140k from $340k.

Also, that doesn't include any business loan interest.
3.5%-4% on $1 Million = another $35k

Also, the franchisee has to agree x amount of stores in a market, with a timetable to add those stores. So profits roll right into another project.

Also what is not discussed is the 3-5 years that it takes to get a store truly running.

Popeyes wants $1,000,000 of liquid assets, to start, just one store, in order to operate the business, until it is self sufficient.

[central_va]

Unlike you I referenced the actual documentation from Popeyes. Your documentation was pulled from your butt.