EMS To You Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a EMS To You franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
EMS To You discloses little or no owner-earnings data (Item 19) — the franchisor won't put real profit in writing.
What their own earnings claim actually says
No financial performance representations made. Franchisor explicitly disclaims any representations about franchisee future or past outlet financial performance.
What a EMS To You franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $24,900 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 3% 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 | $51,740 – $78,910 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 5% min $295/mo; Ad/Tech 3% min $150/mo; Scheduling Center 7% plus per-line fees; multiple compliance/audit fees apply.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
EMS To You system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 1 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Brand new franchisor (August 2025 startup); zero franchisees as of FDD date; one affiliate-operated outlet only.
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 EMS To You worth it? — how it compares to 71 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | lower than most (median 9%) |
| Startup cost | from $51,740 | cheaper than most (median $295,540) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade F | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 0.1%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every fitness & gyms franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a EMS To You
The franchisor's framing: No financial performance representations made. Franchisor explicitly disclaims any represe… 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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EMS To You franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a EMS To You franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $51,740–$78,910, including a $24,900 initial franchise fee.
- How much do EMS To You franchise owners make?
- EMS To You discloses little or no earnings data (Item 19) — meaning the franchisor won't put real owner profit in writing. That's a red flag worth questioning.
- What are the EMS To You franchise fees?
- EMS To You's FDD discloses a $24,900 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 3% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 5% min $295/mo; Ad/Tech 3% min $150/mo; Scheduling Center 7% plus per-line fees; multiple compliance/audit fees apply.
- What is the EMS To You franchise profit margin?
- EMS To You discloses no Item 19 earnings representation, so no profit margin can be derived from the FDD at all. Any margin figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
- What is the EMS To You franchise failure rate?
- Brand new franchisor (August 2025 startup); zero franchisees as of FDD date; one affiliate-operated outlet only.
- How many EMS To You locations are there?
- EMS To You's FDD reports 1 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 EMS To You have complaints or lawsuits?
- EMS To You 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 EMS To You franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. EMS To You scores F 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 35967-202604-04 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with EMS To You or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.