Headquarters designates the suppliers
Owners buy from the suppliers the franchisor designates, so supply deals are made with headquarters.
Item 8 · 2026 filingFrom the filings · Retail food
Schmidt franchise
460 locations. Headquarters picks supplies.
Locations
460
Item 20
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Fees and terms
What a franchisee signs up for
Initial fee
$30,000–$210,000
Item 5 · per location
Franchised
92%
Item 20 · 423 of 460
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What decides a sale into Schmidt
The account brief
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- Who decides at headquartersThe technology, operations and finance leads, by role and name
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Schmidt franchise questions
How many Schmidt locations are there?
The 2026 FDD lists 460 locations, 423 of them franchised and 37 run by the company.
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