Fully Promoted Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Fully Promoted franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Fully Promoted discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2025 data: 112 stores analyzed. With salesperson: avg $887,535 (33.3% met/exceeded). Without: avg $343,610 (25% met/exceeded). High $4.9M, Low $34K.
What a Fully Promoted 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 | 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 | $134,578 – $354,509 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty: $500/mo minimum or 6% up to $600K; 4% to $1M; 2% over. Marketing 1% or $650/mo. Multiple tech/software fees $199-$250/mo.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Fully Promoted system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 305 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 14 |
| Transferred to new owners | 14 |
| Closure rate | 0.3% of outlets |
14 terminations in 2025; no net income data disclosed despite sales ranges provided.
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 Fully Promoted worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 7% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $134,578 | about average (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.3% 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 Fully Promoted
The franchisor's framing: 2025 data: 112 stores analyzed. With salesperson: avg $887,535 (33.3% met/exceeded). Witho… 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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Fully Promoted franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Fully Promoted franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $134,578–$354,509, including a $49,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Fully Promoted franchise owners make?
- 2025 data: 112 stores analyzed. With salesperson: avg $887,535 (33.3% met/exceeded). Without: avg $343,610 (25% met/exceeded). High $4.9M, Low $34K. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Fully Promoted franchise fees?
- Fully Promoted's FDD discloses a $49,500 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. Royalty: $500/mo minimum or 6% up to $600K; 4% to $1M; 2% over. Marketing 1% or $650/mo. Multiple tech/software fees $199-$250/mo.
- What is the Fully Promoted franchise profit margin?
- Fully Promoted does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2025 data: 112 stores analyzed. With salesperson: avg $887,535 (33.3% met/exceeded). Without: avg $343,610 (25% met/exceeded). High $4.9M, Low $34K. 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 Fully Promoted franchise failure rate?
- 14 terminations in 2025; no net income data disclosed despite sales ranges provided.
- How many Fully Promoted locations are there?
- Fully Promoted's FDD reports 305 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 14 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Fully Promoted have complaints or lawsuits?
- Fully Promoted 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 Fully Promoted franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Fully Promoted 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: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Fully Promoted or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.