Bin There Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Bin There franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Bin There discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2024 revenue per truck by location age: 0-2 years avg $221,487 (54% met/exceeded); 2-5 years avg $296,684 (70%); 5+ years avg $285,391 (63%). No net income provided.
What a Bin There franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $29,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 10.8% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 20.64% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 31.44% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $116,200 – $235,400 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Year 1-3 royalties: $600-$1,200/truck/month; Year 4+ $1,355/truck/month (inflation-adjusted). Ad fees scale similarly.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Bin There system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 226 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 9 |
| Closure rate | 0.4% of outlets |
Low terminations (0 in 2024) but 1 ceased operation and 9 transfers suggest some owner exit activity.
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 Bin There worth it? — how it compares to 85 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 31.44% of sales | steeper than 99% of home & trade services franchises |
| Startup cost | from $116,200 | about average (median $119,850) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.4% of outlets | better than most (median 2.8%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every home & trade services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Bin There
The franchisor's framing: 2024 revenue per truck by location age: 0-2 years avg $221,487 (54% met/exceeded); 2-5 yea… 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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Bin There franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Bin There franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $116,200–$235,400, including a $29,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Bin There franchise owners make?
- 2024 revenue per truck by location age: 0-2 years avg $221,487 (54% met/exceeded); 2-5 years avg $296,684 (70%); 5+ years avg $285,391 (63%). No net income provided. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Bin There franchise fees?
- Bin There's FDD discloses a $29,000 initial franchise fee, a 10.8% royalty on gross sales, a 20.64% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 31.44% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Year 1-3 royalties: $600-$1,200/truck/month; Year 4+ $1,355/truck/month (inflation-adjusted). Ad fees scale similarly.
- What is the Bin There franchise profit margin?
- Bin There does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2024 revenue per truck by location age: 0-2 years avg $221,487 (54% met/exceeded); 2-5 years avg $296,684 (70%); 5+ years avg $285,391 (63%). No net income provided. Recurring fees alone take about 31.44% 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 Bin There franchise failure rate?
- Low terminations (0 in 2024) but 1 ceased operation and 9 transfers suggest some owner exit activity.
- How many Bin There locations are there?
- Bin There's FDD reports 226 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 9 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Bin There have complaints or lawsuits?
- Bin There 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 Bin There franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Bin There scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 31.44% 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 33870-202504-09 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Bin There or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.