Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross sales data 2021-2024 by service type (textile, electronics, art, full-service contents, combo jobs). No net income/profit figures. Disclosures lack cost deductions.
What a Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $45,600 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 7% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $84,650 – $538,850 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6% royalty, 1% ad fund, $5K annual fee, $50/week software, variable per-job & cloud fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 127 |
| Ceased operations | 4 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 4 |
| Closure rate | 3.1% of outlets |
4 ceased operations 2024; 0 terminations; stable 127 outlets year-end.
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 Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network worth it? — how it compares to 29 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 7% of sales | lower than most (median 9%) |
| Startup cost | from $84,650 | cheaper than most (median $132,900) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 3.1% of outlets | about average |
| 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 Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network
The franchisor's framing: Gross sales data 2021-2024 by service type (textile, electronics, art, full-service conten… 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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Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $84,650–$538,850, including a $45,600 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network franchise owners make?
- Gross sales data 2021-2024 by service type (textile, electronics, art, full-service contents, combo jobs). No net income/profit figures. Disclosures lack cost deductions. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network franchise fees?
- Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network's FDD discloses a $45,600 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 1% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 7% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6% royalty, 1% ad fund, $5K annual fee, $50/week software, variable per-job & cloud fees.
- What is the Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network franchise profit margin?
- Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross sales data 2021-2024 by service type (textile, electronics, art, full-service contents, combo jobs). No net income/profit figures. Disclosures lack cost deductions. Recurring fees alone take about 7% 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 Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network franchise failure rate?
- 4 ceased operations 2024; 0 terminations; stable 127 outlets year-end.
- How many Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network locations are there?
- Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network's FDD reports 127 total outlets, with 4 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 Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network have complaints or lawsuits?
- Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network 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 Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 7% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 33964-202504-07 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.