FRANCHISE·WATCH·DESK

ITEMS 5–7 · FDD 2025

How much is a Dazzler Select franchise?

Per Dazzler Select's 2025 FDD, the initial franchise fee is $35K (Item 5) and the total initial investment runs $179K–$1.9M (Item 7).

Franchise fee · Item 5

$35K

one-time, to buy in

Total investment · Item 7

$179K–$1.9M

franchisor's own estimate

Dazzler Select vs retail & products medians15 systems benchmarked
Cost lineDazzler SelectSector median
Initial franchise fee ITEM 5$35K$40K
Total initial investment ITEM 7$179K–$1.9M$162K–$413K

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Breakeven framingwhat it costs · what it drags

The buy-in is the smaller number. The larger one is the drag: royalties and fees leaves before rent, labor, or your salary — so breakeven depends on volume you cannot know from the FDD, and this brand publishes no Item 19 earnings data to anchor it.

To open (Item 7)

$179K–$1.9M

all-in investment range

Franchise fee (Item 5)

$35K

upfront, one-time

Royalty (Item 6)

of sales, ongoing

If a unit does this in annual sales…$1M/yr

Your figure — this brand discloses no Item 19 earnings; validate with current & former owners.

Royalty you'd pay / yr

$0

0% of sales, before profit

Over a 10-yr term

$0

royalties alone, excl. ad fund

This is not profit. It's the only money the FDD actually pins down — what you put in, and the royalty you owe on every dollar of sales. Your real take-home depends on labor, rent, food cost, and ramp-to-breakeven, none of which any FDD discloses.

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Dazzler Select cost questions, answered from the filing

How much is a Dazzler Select franchise?

Per Dazzler Select's 2025 FDD, opening a franchise requires an initial franchise fee of $35K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $179K–$1.9M (Item 7). Item 7 is the franchisor's own estimate — treat the low end as a floor, not a budget.

Does Dazzler Select tell you what franchisees earn?

No — Dazzler Select's 2025 FDD makes no Item 19 earnings claim, so any revenue figure you hear comes from sales conversations, not disclosure documents. Validate with current and former franchisees.

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