All Dry Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a All Dry franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
All Dry discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses gross sales by quartile for 76 operational franchises (2025). Company outlet: $2.42M revenue, $829K after franchise fees. Cherry-picks: excludes 16 closed outlets, 5 temporarily closed, 1 new outlet; high variance masks typical performance.
What a All Dry franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $54,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 7% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 12% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $154,844 – $343,800 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
7% royalty + 1% brand fund + 4% local marketing + $250/mo tech + $400/mo CRM; $15K transfer fee; $10K renewal fee
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
All Dry system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 82 |
| Ceased operations | 16 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 16 |
| Transferred to new owners | 7 |
| Closure rate | 19.5% of outlets |
21 outlets ceased 2025; 14 terminated/non-renewed 2024; declining system (119→82 outlets 2023-2025)
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is All Dry worth it? — how it compares to 29 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 12% of sales | steeper than 73% of restoration & remediation franchises |
| Startup cost | from $154,844 | pricier than 70% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 19.5% of outlets | worse than 90% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
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 All Dry
The franchisor's framing: Discloses gross sales by quartile for 76 operational franchises (2025). Company outlet: $2… 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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All Dry franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a All Dry franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $154,844–$343,800, including a $54,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do All Dry franchise owners make?
- Discloses gross sales by quartile for 76 operational franchises (2025). Company outlet: $2.42M revenue, $829K after franchise fees. Cherry-picks: excludes 16 closed outlets, 5 temporarily closed, 1 new outlet; high variance masks typical performance. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the All Dry franchise fees?
- All Dry's FDD discloses a $54,500 initial franchise fee, a 7% royalty on gross sales, a 5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 12% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 7% royalty + 1% brand fund + 4% local marketing + $250/mo tech + $400/mo CRM; $15K transfer fee; $10K renewal fee
- What is the All Dry franchise profit margin?
- All Dry does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses gross sales by quartile for 76 operational franchises (2025). Company outlet: $2.42M revenue, $829K after franchise fees. Cherry-picks: excludes 16 closed outlets, 5 temporarily closed, 1 new outlet; high variance masks typical performance. Recurring fees alone take about 12% 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 All Dry franchise failure rate?
- 21 outlets ceased 2025; 14 terminated/non-renewed 2024; declining system (119→82 outlets 2023-2025)
- How many All Dry locations are there?
- All Dry's FDD reports 82 total outlets, with 16 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 7 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does All Dry have complaints or lawsuits?
- All Dry discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a All Dry franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. All Dry scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 12% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with All Dry or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.