OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2026
THE HUMAN BEAN FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2026
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). THE HUMAN BEAN's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 as a multistate filing — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.
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| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $35K |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $672K–$1.5M |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 1 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $784K (Item 19 Table 2 (Franchisee Sales Performance): 2025 Average $813,586.80 / Median $783,570.35, based on 155 franchised drive-through stores for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2025. Excludes 2 franchised locations lacking a drive-through, 4 franchised locations transferred in 2025, 14 that opened after the start of FY2025, and 3 that closed in 2025. Systemwide average $819,149.28 / median $787,888.97. Separate Table 1 covers 12 affiliate-owned stores on an EBITDA basis (Gross Sales avg $891,136.11 / median $908,294.96). No top-quartile figures disclosed.) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2025) | 176 franchised at year end · 3 exits (1.8% annualized) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | clean (unqualified) audit opinion — A&G LLP |
Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2026 THE HUMAN BEAN 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.
THE HUMAN BEAN FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the THE HUMAN BEAN FDD for free?
THE HUMAN BEAN's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record. It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is THE HUMAN BEAN's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent THE HUMAN BEAN FDD tracked here was filed in 2026. Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does THE HUMAN BEAN's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — THE HUMAN BEAN makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $784K. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does THE HUMAN BEAN's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2025, THE HUMAN BEAN ended with 176 franchised outlets; 3 of 165 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 1.8% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").
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