FRANCHISE·WATCH·DESK

ITEMS 5–7 · FDD 2024

How much is a Kitchen Refresh franchise?

Per Kitchen Refresh's 2024 FDD, the total initial investment runs $21K–$134K (Item 7).

Total investment · Item 7

$21K–$134K

franchisor's own estimate

Kitchen Refresh vs home services medians42 systems benchmarked
Cost lineKitchen RefreshSector median
Total initial investment ITEM 7$21K–$134K$118K–$207K

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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; use the Item 19 figures as a starting point, not a promise.

To open (Item 7)

$21K–$134K

all-in investment range

Franchise fee (Item 5)

upfront, one-time

Royalty (Item 6)

of sales, ongoing

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

Your figure — cross-check against this brand's Item 19 and current-owner validation.

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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Kitchen Refresh cost questions, answered from the filing

How much is a Kitchen Refresh franchise?

Per Kitchen Refresh's 2024 FDD, opening a franchise requires a total initial investment of $21K–$134K (Item 7). Item 7 is the franchisor's own estimate — treat the low end as a floor, not a budget.

Does Kitchen Refresh tell you what franchisees earn?

Partly — Kitchen Refresh makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2024 FDD. Unit revenue is not owner profit: subtract royalties, ad fund, rent, labor, and debt service.

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