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Buy a Sammy’s Sliders Franchise

Sammy’s Sliders is a fast-casual restaurant franchise built around a chef-driven slider menu. Alongside its bold beef and chicken sliders, the menu spans hand-breaded chicken tenders, loaded fries, fresh salads and hand-spun milkshakes, served for dine-in, takeout and delivery. Its “Beyond the Bun” positioning aims to turn the slider into a gourmet, craveable format that stands apart from conventional burger concepts.

The brand opened its first location in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 2023 and began franchising in 2025, with a second unit in Kernersville and expansion underway across the Southeast and Middle Tennessee. It was co-founded by chef Sammy Gianopoulos and franchise veteran Sam G. Ballas, and is backed by the ZorAbility and East Coast Wings + Grill organisation Ballas built, giving the young concept an experienced franchising infrastructure and sister-brand buying power.

Units typically run from compact spaces of roughly 2,200 to 2,400 square feet in inline or end-cap strip-centre positions, staffed by around 15 to 20 people. The model is territory-based and owner-operator oriented, pairing a focused menu with a retro-modern dining vibe built for repeat local traffic.

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Why buy a Sammy’s Sliders Franchise?

The appeal of buying a Sammy’s Sliders franchise rests on a focused, chef-driven concept in the fast-casual slider category, a niche the brand entered early and now uses to differentiate itself in the crowded burger space. The streamlined menu and compact footprint keep the operating model relatively simple to run, while the brand’s “Driven by Unit Level Economics” approach signals a franchisor focused on store-level profitability rather than headline growth alone.

A key strength is the backing of Sam Ballas’s franchising organisation behind East Coast Wings + Grill, which gives a brand founded only in 2023 access to established supplier relationships, sister-brand buying power and a seasoned support team — depth that most concepts of this age lack. Culinary credibility from an award-winning chef adds to the brand-level story.

Sammy’s Sliders Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      2022

    • Franchising Since

      2024

    • New Startup Cost

      $328,300 – $712,600

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $40,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $7,500

    • Royalty Fee

      5%

      of Gross Sales or $2,250/month min

    • Marketing Fee

      2%

      of Gross Sales

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      2

    • New Units Opened *

      0

    • Units Transferred *

      0

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      Not Disclosed

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

Sammy’s Sliders – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Incoming owners, operating partners and managers receive a mix of classroom and in-store training: 32 hours of classroom and 108 hours of on-the-job training. Ongoing support runs through the franchisor's operational platform and includes monthly P&L reviews against KPIs, regular operations visits, a Local Store Marketing Toolbox, guest loyalty and social media programmes, supply-chain logistics through the affiliate network, and quarterly culinary innovation. Resale buyers should confirm with Sammy's Sliders what transfer training and platform access carry over to a new owner and which staff are already certified.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Sammy's Sliders suits hands-on, hospitality-minded operators who enjoy a fast-paced restaurant floor and building a local following. Prior restaurant experience helps but is not required; more important is comfort managing a P&L, leading and scheduling a team of 15 to 20, and holding service standards through busy dine-in, takeout and delivery periods. The franchisor favours community-active owners with multi-unit ambition who buy into its unit-economics discipline, making the model a fit for engaged owner-operators rather than fully absentee investors.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Co-founder and chef Sammy Gianopoulos is a recipient of the IFMA Silver Plate Award (2022), a recognised mark of culinary excellence that anchors the brand's chef-driven positioning. As a concept that launched in 2023 and began franchising in 2025, Sammy's Sliders has drawn early trade coverage in outlets such as QSR Magazine and Fast Casual for its menu and expansion plans. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reviews, referral sources and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    Sammy's Sliders operates in the US fast-casual restaurant segment, valued at roughly $90 billion in 2025 and forecast to grow at a mid-to-high single-digit annual rate through the early 2030s — among the faster-growing restaurant categories. Growth is driven by demand for higher-quality food at accessible prices, digital ordering and delivery. Sliders have gained traction as a shareable, craveable format. For resale buyers, national tailwinds matter less than local trade-area traffic, nearby competition and the strength of the specific unit's customer base.

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