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OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2025

A PLACE AT HOME FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2025

The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). A PLACE AT HOME's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2025 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.

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THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2025 · SOURCE STATE MN

What the 2025 filing revealedextracted · sourced
ITEM 5Initial franchise fee$50K
ITEM 6Ongoing royalty5.5% of gross sales
ITEM 7Total initial investment$91K–$166K
ITEM 19Earnings disclosure (FPR)Yes — financial performance representation made
ITEM 20Outlets (fiscal 2024)36 franchised at year end · 7 exits (21.9% annualized)

Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2025 A PLACE AT HOME FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.

A PLACE AT HOME FDD questions, answered

Where can I download the A PLACE AT HOME FDD for free?

A PLACE AT HOME's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.

What year is A PLACE AT HOME's most recent FDD on file?

The most recent A PLACE AT HOME FDD tracked here was filed in 2025 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.

Does A PLACE AT HOME's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — A PLACE AT HOME makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2025 FDD. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.

What does A PLACE AT HOME's FDD Item 20 show?

In fiscal 2024, A PLACE AT HOME ended with 36 franchised outlets; 7 of 32 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 21.9% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").

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