COOL BINZ Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a COOL BINZ franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
COOL BINZ discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Disclosed rental data from 1 affiliate location (Naples, FL; 7.2 months/60% utilization; $508.78 avg rate) and 1 new franchisee (Athens, GA; 4.01 months/33.4% utilization; $346.70 avg rate). Excluded 6 new franchise territories and 2 closed company locations.
What a COOL BINZ franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $59,900 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 9% 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 | 11% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $889,180 – $1,109,015 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Initial fees total $575,355-$658,955. Royalty 9% (8% if annual sales >$500k). Minimum monthly sales requirement begins month 13. Multiple additional fees (technology $350/mo, software $250/mo, marketing 2%, transfer, audit, etc.). Non-refundable.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
COOL BINZ system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 10 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
System very new (0 franchises in 2023, 9 by 2025). New franchisee shows 33% utilization vs affiliate's 60%. No terminations yet reported.
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 COOL BINZ worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 11% of sales | steeper than 86% of other franchises franchises |
| Startup cost | from $889,180 | pricier than 88% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.5%) |
| 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 COOL BINZ
The franchisor's framing: Disclosed rental data from 1 affiliate location (Naples, FL; 7.2 months/60% utilization; $… 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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COOL BINZ franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a COOL BINZ franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $889,180–$1,109,015, including a $59,900 initial franchise fee.
- How much do COOL BINZ franchise owners make?
- Disclosed rental data from 1 affiliate location (Naples, FL; 7.2 months/60% utilization; $508.78 avg rate) and 1 new franchisee (Athens, GA; 4.01 months/33.4% utilization; $346.70 avg rate). Excluded 6 new franchise territories and 2 closed company locations. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the COOL BINZ franchise fees?
- COOL BINZ's FDD discloses a $59,900 initial franchise fee, a 9% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 11% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Initial fees total $575,355-$658,955. Royalty 9% (8% if annual sales >$500k). Minimum monthly sales requirement begins month 13. Multiple additional fees (technology $350/mo, software $250/mo, marketing 2%, transfer, audit, etc.). Non-refundable.
- What is the COOL BINZ franchise profit margin?
- COOL BINZ does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Disclosed rental data from 1 affiliate location (Naples, FL; 7.2 months/60% utilization; $508.78 avg rate) and 1 new franchisee (Athens, GA; 4.01 months/33.4% utilization; $346.70 avg rate). Excluded 6 new franchise territories and 2 closed company locations. 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 COOL BINZ franchise failure rate?
- System very new (0 franchises in 2023, 9 by 2025). New franchisee shows 33% utilization vs affiliate's 60%. No terminations yet reported.
- How many COOL BINZ locations are there?
- COOL BINZ's FDD reports 10 total outlets, with 0 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 COOL BINZ have complaints or lawsuits?
- COOL BINZ 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 COOL BINZ franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. COOL BINZ 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: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with COOL BINZ or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.