Golden Corral

Franchise Information

Analyzed filing: MN · File #1680249091

Filed: May 28, 2026

FDD Issued: Apr 27, 2026

Extracted: Aug 23, 2026

Needs review family consensus investment low tie:family=mn:36264-202604|values=1475950,2237950|current=2237950 family consensus auv tie:family=mn:36264-202604|values=4726129,4923317|current=4923317

Franchisor Details

Name: Golden Corral Franchising Systems, Inc.

Parent: Golden Corral Corporation (wholly-owned subsidiary of Investors Management Corporation)

Address: 5400 Trinity Road, Suite 309, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607

Phone: (919) 781-9310

Website: http://www.goldencorral.net

Franchising Since: 1986

Industry & Qualifications

Industry

Food & Beverage

Veteran Discount

50.0%

Franchise Fee

$50,000

Royalty

4.0%

Ad Fund: 2.4%

Total Investment

$2.24M - $6.16M

Initial Term

15 years

Renewable

Outlet Information

Total Outlets (2025)

348

Franchised

344

Company-Owned

Opened (Last Year)

Closed (Last Year)

-10

Churn Breakdown (Last Year)

Terminations

Non-Renewals

Ceased Ops

Transfers

Reacquired

Item 19 (Financial Performance)

Disclosed

Source text is a redlined/dual-year draft (2024/2025 values concatenated), so do...

Financial Performance (Item 19)

Avg Unit Volume (through Dec 2025)

$4,923,317

Median

$4,659,201

Sample Size

315 units

Legal History

Litigation: Yes

BankUnited, NA v. GC of Vineland, LLC, et al. (D.N.J.) - franchisee third-party claims against Golde...

Bankruptcy: None

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Number	File name	Source State	Filing Date	Actions
1680249091	MN_36264-202604-11_golden-corral-franchising-systems,-inc..pdf Canonical 2026 analysis · needs review · newest filing	MN	May 28, 2026	Restricted
775436287	MN_36264-202604-10_golden-corral-franchising-systems,-inc..pdf Alternate source copy	MN	May 28, 2026	Restricted
1536734984	MN_33536-202504-08_golden-corral-franchising-systems,-inc..pdf Alternate source copy	MN	May 6, 2025	Restricted
1014400545	MN_33536-202504-09_golden-corral-franchising-systems,-inc..pdf Alternate source copy	MN	May 6, 2025	Restricted
221352	509609_Franchise__Golden_Corral_EFDID__509609_Virginia_221352.pdf Canonical 2025 analysis	VA	Apr 16, 2025 FDD issue date	Restricted
218776	509609_Franchise__Golden_Corral_EFDID__509609_North Dakota_218776.pdf Alternate source copy	ND	Apr 16, 2025 FDD issue date	Restricted
223195	509609_Franchise__Golden_Corral_EFDID__509609_South Dakota_223195.pdf Alternate source copy	SD	Apr 16, 2025 FDD issue date	Restricted
638485	638485_golden-corral-franchising-systems--inc.pdf Alternate source copy	WI	Apr 16, 2025 FDD issue date	Restricted
608250746	MN_31592-202405-07_golden-corral-franchising-systems-inc.pdf Alternate source copy	MN	Jun 13, 2024	Restricted
1403667898	MN_31592-202405-08_golden-corral-franchising-systems-inc.pdf Alternate source copy	MN	Jun 13, 2024	Restricted
154060	509609_Franchise__Golden_Corral_EFDID__509609_Virginia_154060.pdf Canonical 2024 analysis	VA	Apr 29, 2024 FDD issue date	Restricted
144574	509609_Franchise__Golden_Corral_EFDID__509609_North Dakota_144574.pdf Alternate source copy	ND	Apr 29, 2024 FDD issue date	Restricted
636542	636542_golden-corral-franchising-systems--inc.pdf Alternate source copy	WI	Apr 29, 2024 FDD issue date	Restricted
71127	509609_Franchise__Golden_Corral_EFDID__509609_Virginia_71127.pdf Canonical 2023 analysis	VA	Apr 25, 2023 FDD issue date	Restricted
67923	509609_Franchise__Golden_Corral_EFDID__509609_North Dakota_67923.pdf Alternate source copy	ND	Apr 25, 2023 FDD issue date	Restricted
76028	441848_Franchise__Golden_Corral_EFDID__441848_South Dakota_76028.pdf Alternate source copy	SD	Apr 25, 2023 FDD issue date	Restricted
18409	509609_Franchise__Golden_Corral_EFDID__509609_North Dakota_18409.pdf Alternate source copy	ND	Apr 22, 2022 FDD issue date	Restricted
33579	509609_Franchise__Golden_Corral_EFDID__509609_North Dakota_33579.pdf Canonical 2022 analysis	ND	Apr 22, 2022 FDD issue date	Restricted

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