AdvantaClean Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a AdvantaClean franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
AdvantaClean discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2024 sales data: single territory avg $404,425 (median $326,527); multi-territory avg $780,217 (median $677,928). 45% single/54% multi met 2024 average. Cost of goods 15%, gross profit 85%, labor 30%. Only 2024 full-year data provided.
What a AdvantaClean franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $5,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 8% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 9% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $116,880 – $197,400 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Tiered royalty 8%-5% on deposits; $500-$1,000 minimum monthly. 1% advertising, $600 tech fee. 15% veteran discount on initial/territory fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
AdvantaClean system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 85 |
| Ceased operations | 10 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 1 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 11.8% of outlets |
95 outlets ceased/terminated/not renewed in 3 years (48.47% turnover). High system attrition risk.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is AdvantaClean worth it? — how it compares to 29 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 9% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $116,880 | cheaper than most (median $132,900) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 11.8% of outlets | worse than 83% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | more litigious than 60% of peers |
Benchmarked against every restoration & remediation franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a AdvantaClean
The franchisor's framing: 2024 sales data: single territory avg $404,425 (median $326,527); multi-territory avg $780… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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AdvantaClean franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a AdvantaClean franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $116,880–$197,400, including a $5,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do AdvantaClean franchise owners make?
- 2024 sales data: single territory avg $404,425 (median $326,527); multi-territory avg $780,217 (median $677,928). 45% single/54% multi met 2024 average. Cost of goods 15%, gross profit 85%, labor 30%. Only 2024 full-year data provided. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the AdvantaClean franchise fees?
- AdvantaClean's FDD discloses a $5,000 initial franchise fee, a 8% royalty on gross sales, a 1% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 9% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Tiered royalty 8%-5% on deposits; $500-$1,000 minimum monthly. 1% advertising, $600 tech fee. 15% veteran discount on initial/territory fees.
- What is the AdvantaClean franchise profit margin?
- AdvantaClean does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2024 sales data: single territory avg $404,425 (median $326,527); multi-territory avg $780,217 (median $677,928). 45% single/54% multi met 2024 average. Cost of goods 15%, gross profit 85%, labor 30%. Only 2024 full-year data provided. Recurring fees alone take about 9% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the AdvantaClean franchise failure rate?
- 95 outlets ceased/terminated/not renewed in 3 years (48.47% turnover). High system attrition risk.
- How many AdvantaClean locations are there?
- AdvantaClean's FDD reports 85 total outlets, with 10 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does AdvantaClean have complaints or lawsuits?
- AdvantaClean discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a AdvantaClean franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. AdvantaClean scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 9% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 33764-202504-07 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with AdvantaClean or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.