Headquarters picks the card processor
Every location must use Shift4. A pitch for card processing goes to headquarters, not to owners.
Item 11 · 2026 filingFrom the filings · Lodging
Red Lion franchise
60 locations. Headquarters picks the card processor and the loyalty program.
Total investment
$732K to $23.62M
Item 7
Locations
60
Item 20
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Fees and terms
What a franchisee signs up for
Initial fee
$60K
Item 5 · per location
Royalty
5%
Item 6 · full terms unconfirmed
Ad fund
3%
Item 6 · percentage component
Franchised
98%
Item 20 · 59 of 60
For vendors
What decides a sale into Red Lion
Suppliers come from an approved list
Owners buy from approved suppliers, and a new supplier needs headquarters' approval first.
Item 8 · 2026 filingMostly single-location owners
About 1 in 22 owners runs more than one location.
Item 20 · 2026 filingThe account brief
The rest of the filing, read for your product
We keep the detail off this page. Tell us what you sell, and an analyst sends the full brief for Red Lion, with the clauses that matter to you.
- All 4 systems the filing namesWhich are required and which are only mentioned, with the clause text
- Who decides at headquartersThe technology, operations and finance leads, by role and name
- The owner map65 owners by state, and the 3 who run several locations
- 22 requirements the filing setsEach with the franchisor's own sentence
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Answered from the filing
Red Lion franchise questions
How much does a Red Lion franchise cost?
The 2026 FDD puts the total investment at $732,173 to $23,615,800, including a $60,000 initial fee.
How many Red Lion locations are there?
The 2026 FDD lists 60 locations, 59 of them franchised and 1 run by the company.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Read the original filing for definitions, conditions, and qualifications.