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Famous Dave's

Minnetonka, MN · Founded 1994 · FDSM

Famous Dave's of America, Inc. offers franchises for the establishment and operation of Famous Dave's Restaurants specializing in authentic, down-home, genuine smoked barbecue.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.famousdaves.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
100
units (2025)
-7.4%
year over year

Units by Year

91
2022
112
2023
108
2024
100
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$53,500 – $1,820,000
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$10,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
1%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

5% of Revenues (3)

Leadership

  • Eric Lefebvre

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Renee St-Onge

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Al Hank

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Jeff Smit

    Chief Operating Officer of Kahala Brands

  • Jenny Moody

    Chief Legal Officer

  • Ramin (Ray) Zandi

    Vice President of Business Development – USA

  • Shemar Pucel

    Senior Director of Franchise Sales

  • John Wuycheck

    Senior Vice President of Development

  • Jay Goldstein

    Vice President of Franchise Development

  • Doug Merenda

    Director of Franchise Development

On File

FDD years
2026202520232022
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Franchisee records
32
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
1
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
32 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFFamous Dave's FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFFamous Dave's FDD 2025Opens in a new tabPDFFamous Dave's FDD 2023Opens in a new tabPDFFamous Dave's FDD 2022Opens in a new tab

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