Face Foundrie Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Face Foundrie franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Face Foundrie discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross sales data for 53 mature & growing facial bars (4 corp, 49 franchised) in 2025. Corporate earnings (EBITDA) provided for 4 locations showing 20-30% margins. Cherry-picking: excludes 13 new franchises; only profitable units.
What a Face Foundrie franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 7% 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 | 10% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $365,370 – $621,800 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
7% royalty + 3% marketing + $425 tech fee. Minimum royalty $1,500/month. Extensive ancillary fees (training, audit, default, indemnification).
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Face Foundrie system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 64 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 4 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero closures/terminations 2025; rapid expansion (11 new units); low failure signal.
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 Face Foundrie worth it? — how it compares to 47 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 10% of sales | steeper than 81% of hair, beauty & personal care franchises |
| Startup cost | from $365,370 | about average (median $347,050) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 75% of hair, beauty & personal care franchises |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 0.0%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every hair, beauty & personal care franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Face Foundrie
The franchisor's framing: Gross sales data for 53 mature & growing facial bars (4 corp, 49 franchised) in 2025. Corp… 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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Face Foundrie franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Face Foundrie franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $365,370–$621,800, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Face Foundrie franchise owners make?
- Gross sales data for 53 mature & growing facial bars (4 corp, 49 franchised) in 2025. Corporate earnings (EBITDA) provided for 4 locations showing 20-30% margins. Cherry-picking: excludes 13 new franchises; only profitable units. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Face Foundrie franchise fees?
- Face Foundrie's FDD discloses a $50,000 initial franchise fee, a 7% royalty on gross sales, a 3% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 10% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 7% royalty + 3% marketing + $425 tech fee. Minimum royalty $1,500/month. Extensive ancillary fees (training, audit, default, indemnification).
- What is the Face Foundrie franchise profit margin?
- Face Foundrie does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross sales data for 53 mature & growing facial bars (4 corp, 49 franchised) in 2025. Corporate earnings (EBITDA) provided for 4 locations showing 20-30% margins. Cherry-picking: excludes 13 new franchises; only profitable units. Recurring fees alone take about 10% 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 Face Foundrie franchise failure rate?
- Zero closures/terminations 2025; rapid expansion (11 new units); low failure signal.
- How many Face Foundrie locations are there?
- Face Foundrie's FDD reports 64 total outlets, with 0 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 Face Foundrie have complaints or lawsuits?
- Face Foundrie 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 Face Foundrie franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Face Foundrie scores B on disclosure honesty, carries about 10% 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 Face Foundrie or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.