Bee Organized Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Bee Organized franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Bee Organized discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses 1 company-owned outlet (Overland Park, KS; $738K gross sales, $82.9K after fees) and 32 operational franchise outlets. Data segmented by tenure. Cherry-picks single high-performing company outlet; omits net owner income calculations.
What a Bee Organized franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $30,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 8% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 3% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 11% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $40,100 – $68,760 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 8% or minimum monthly fee (escalates $0–$3,100/mo by year/territory). Brand fund 2%–1%. Local marketing 3% minimum, $500–$750/month. Technology $45/user/mo. Multiple other recurring fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Bee Organized system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 44 |
| Ceased operations | 2 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 2 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 4.5% of outlets |
2 outlets ceased operations for other reasons (2025); 2 terminations. Low failure rate overall.
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 Bee Organized worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 11% of sales | steeper than 86% of other franchises franchises |
| Startup cost | from $40,100 | cheaper than most (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 4.5% of outlets | worse than 70% of peers |
| 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 Bee Organized
The franchisor's framing: Discloses 1 company-owned outlet (Overland Park, KS; $738K gross sales, $82.9K after fees)… 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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Bee Organized franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Bee Organized franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $40,100–$68,760, including a $30,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Bee Organized franchise owners make?
- Discloses 1 company-owned outlet (Overland Park, KS; $738K gross sales, $82.9K after fees) and 32 operational franchise outlets. Data segmented by tenure. Cherry-picks single high-performing company outlet; omits net owner income calculations. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Bee Organized franchise fees?
- Bee Organized's FDD discloses a $30,000 initial franchise fee, a 8% royalty on gross sales, a 3% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 11% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 8% or minimum monthly fee (escalates $0–$3,100/mo by year/territory). Brand fund 2%–1%. Local marketing 3% minimum, $500–$750/month. Technology $45/user/mo. Multiple other recurring fees.
- What is the Bee Organized franchise profit margin?
- Bee Organized does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses 1 company-owned outlet (Overland Park, KS; $738K gross sales, $82.9K after fees) and 32 operational franchise outlets. Data segmented by tenure. Cherry-picks single high-performing company outlet; omits net owner income calculations. Recurring fees alone take about 11% 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 Bee Organized franchise failure rate?
- 2 outlets ceased operations for other reasons (2025); 2 terminations. Low failure rate overall.
- How many Bee Organized locations are there?
- Bee Organized's FDD reports 44 total outlets, with 2 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 Bee Organized have complaints or lawsuits?
- Bee Organized 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 Bee Organized franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Bee Organized scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 11% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35554-202603-10 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Bee Organized or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.