Clean Eatz Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Clean Eatz franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2024), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Clean Eatz discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2023 data: 67 franchises open 18+ months. Average gross sales $1,086,720; median $976,634. Bottom 25% averaged $616,104. EBITDA averaged $153,230 (excludes owner salary). 40% achieved/exceeded average.
What a Clean Eatz franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% 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 | $353,700 – $798,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6% royalty + 2% national ad + 1% local marketing minimum. Tech fee $150/mo. Non-refundable fees throughout.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Clean Eatz system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 98 |
| Ceased operations | 8 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 2 |
| Closure rate | 8.2% of outlets |
8 ceased operations in 2023; zero terminations suggests voluntary exits or reacquisitions.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2024. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Clean Eatz worth it? — how it compares to 164 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $353,700 | cheaper than most (median $481,500) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 85% of quick service restaurants franchises |
| Closure rate | 8.2% of outlets | worse than 82% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every quick service restaurants franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Clean Eatz
The franchisor's framing: 2023 data: 67 franchises open 18+ months. Average gross sales $1,086,720; median $976,634.… 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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Clean Eatz franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Clean Eatz franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $353,700–$798,000, including a $49,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Clean Eatz franchise owners make?
- 2023 data: 67 franchises open 18+ months. Average gross sales $1,086,720; median $976,634. Bottom 25% averaged $616,104. EBITDA averaged $153,230 (excludes owner salary). 40% achieved/exceeded average. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Clean Eatz franchise fees?
- Clean Eatz's FDD discloses a $49,500 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6% royalty + 2% national ad + 1% local marketing minimum. Tech fee $150/mo. Non-refundable fees throughout.
- What is the Clean Eatz franchise profit margin?
- Clean Eatz does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2023 data: 67 franchises open 18+ months. Average gross sales $1,086,720; median $976,634. Bottom 25% averaged $616,104. EBITDA averaged $153,230 (excludes owner salary). 40% achieved/exceeded average. 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 Clean Eatz franchise failure rate?
- 8 ceased operations in 2023; zero terminations suggests voluntary exits or reacquisitions.
- How many Clean Eatz locations are there?
- Clean Eatz's FDD reports 98 total outlets, with 8 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 2 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Clean Eatz have complaints or lawsuits?
- Clean Eatz 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 Clean Eatz franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Clean Eatz 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 31864-202406-01 (Clean FDD 2024). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Clean Eatz or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.