Z!Eats

$ZETSF500 #501
CategoryFood: Quick-Service Restaurants
SubcategorySandwiches: Miscellaneous
Locations36
Franchisee Count53
Franchise Fee$35,000
Item 7 Low$497,800
Item 7 Midpoint$605,150
Item 7 High$712,500
Royalty Fees6% of Net Sales
Ad / Brand Fund3%
Sold Not Open5
ParentZoup Franchising Co., LLC
Founded2002
Completeness34/34 (100%)
Years in Business24
Began Franchising2003
HQSt. Petersburg, FL
Executives10
LinksWeb
Main Phone727-201-2648
FDD IssuedJanuary 29, 2025
Last UpdatedJul 26, 2026
FDDs2025 · 2024 · 2023 🔒
Franchisor

Z!Eats grants franchises for the establishment, development, and operation of unique Z!Eats restaurants featuring a variety of soups, sandwiches and salads, cold beverages, and other ancillary products, prepared in accordance with specified recipes and procedures.

Franchisees must use the franchisor's specified computer hardware and software, including a POS system, VOIP phones, and other technology requirements as detailed in Item 11.

Z!Eats grants franchises for the establishment, development, and operation of unique Z!Eats restaurants featuring a variety of soups, sandwiches and salads, cold beverages, and other ancillary products, prepared in accordance with specified recipes and procedures.

Read Z!Eats’s complete January 29, 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document — plus 2 prior years on file. Founder level — $19/mo — also unlocks Item 19 revenue, financial strength and unit trajectory across all 4,223 brands on FranDeals.

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