BOR Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a BOR franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
BOR discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross sales only, 2023-2025. 16-62 franchisees reporting. Highest: $2.1M; Lowest: $68K; Average: $653K. No expense/profit data provided.
What a BOR franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35,000 | 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 | $186,484 – $231,034 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
7% royalty or $500-$2K min monthly. 5% local ad or $1,500 min. 2% national branding. $695 tech maintenance. Multiple discretionary/unquantified fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
BOR system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 71 |
| Ceased operations | 5 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 3 |
| Transferred to new owners | 4 |
| Closure rate | 7.0% of outlets |
5 ceased ops in 2025; 3 terminations in 2025; 4 transfers in 2025. Net -1 outlets.
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 BOR worth it? — how it compares to 29 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 12% of sales | steeper than 73% of restoration & remediation franchises |
| Startup cost | from $186,484 | pricier than 73% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 7.0% of outlets | worse than 69% 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 BOR
The franchisor's framing: Gross sales only, 2023-2025. 16-62 franchisees reporting. Highest: $2.1M; Lowest: $68K; Av… 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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BOR franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a BOR franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $186,484–$231,034, including a $35,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do BOR franchise owners make?
- Gross sales only, 2023-2025. 16-62 franchisees reporting. Highest: $2.1M; Lowest: $68K; Average: $653K. No expense/profit data provided. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the BOR franchise fees?
- BOR's FDD discloses a $35,000 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 or $500-$2K min monthly. 5% local ad or $1,500 min. 2% national branding. $695 tech maintenance. Multiple discretionary/unquantified fees.
- What is the BOR franchise profit margin?
- BOR does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross sales only, 2023-2025. 16-62 franchisees reporting. Highest: $2.1M; Lowest: $68K; Average: $653K. No expense/profit data provided. 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 BOR franchise failure rate?
- 5 ceased ops in 2025; 3 terminations in 2025; 4 transfers in 2025. Net -1 outlets.
- How many BOR locations are there?
- BOR's FDD reports 71 total outlets, with 5 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 4 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does BOR have complaints or lawsuits?
- BOR 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 BOR franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. BOR scores D 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: MN CARDS 36052-202604-08 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with BOR or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.