Archadeck Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Archadeck franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Archadeck discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses average gross sales by franchisee group, benchmarking study with expense breakdowns, project pricing data, and system gross sales trends. Cherry-picks highest-performing franchisees; excludes newer/ceased operations from averages.
What a Archadeck franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $59,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6.5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1.5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 8% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $215,400 – $239,300 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty tiered 3.5%-6.5% based on sales; $50K+ annual advertising requirement; multiple ancillary fees for tech, guarantee fund, marketing.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Archadeck system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 112 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 9 |
| Transferred to new owners | 5 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
9 terminations and 0 ceases in 2025; low failure rate but recent terminations in Texas warrant scrutiny.
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 Archadeck worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $215,400 | pricier than 65% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 84% of other franchises franchises |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.5%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Archadeck
The franchisor's framing: Discloses average gross sales by franchisee group, benchmarking study with expense breakdo… 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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Archadeck franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Archadeck franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $215,400–$239,300, including a $59,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Archadeck franchise owners make?
- Discloses average gross sales by franchisee group, benchmarking study with expense breakdowns, project pricing data, and system gross sales trends. Cherry-picks highest-performing franchisees; excludes newer/ceased operations from averages. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Archadeck franchise fees?
- Archadeck's FDD discloses a $59,500 initial franchise fee, a 6.5% royalty on gross sales, a 1.5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty tiered 3.5%-6.5% based on sales; $50K+ annual advertising requirement; multiple ancillary fees for tech, guarantee fund, marketing.
- What is the Archadeck franchise profit margin?
- Archadeck does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses average gross sales by franchisee group, benchmarking study with expense breakdowns, project pricing data, and system gross sales trends. Cherry-picks highest-performing franchisees; excludes newer/ceased operations from averages. Recurring fees alone take about 8% 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 Archadeck franchise failure rate?
- 9 terminations and 0 ceases in 2025; low failure rate but recent terminations in Texas warrant scrutiny.
- How many Archadeck locations are there?
- Archadeck's FDD reports 112 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 5 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Archadeck have complaints or lawsuits?
- Archadeck 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 Archadeck franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Archadeck scores B on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35326-202601-07 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Archadeck or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.