Hissho Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Hissho franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Hissho 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 disclosed. Franchisor explicitly states no representations about franchisee future or past outlet financial performance.
What a Hissho franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $7,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 2% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $26,849 – $136,829 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Complex fee structure: compensation/commissions 0-25% of gross sales, brand fund 2%, plus 40+ additional fees deductible from commissions.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Hissho system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 2,449 |
| Ceased operations | 154 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 107 |
| Transferred to new owners | 304 |
| Closure rate | 6.3% of outlets |
594 outlets lost in 3 years; 24.6% turnover rate signals elevated risk.
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 Hissho worth it? — how it compares to 164 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 2% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $26,849 | cheaper than most (median $481,500) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade F | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 6.3% of outlets | worse than 76% 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 Hissho
The franchisor's framing: No financial performance representations disclosed. Franchisor explicitly states no repres… 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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Hissho franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Hissho franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $26,849–$136,829, including a $7,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Hissho franchise owners make?
- Hissho 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 Hissho franchise fees?
- Hissho's FDD discloses a $7,500 initial franchise fee, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 2% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Complex fee structure: compensation/commissions 0-25% of gross sales, brand fund 2%, plus 40+ additional fees deductible from commissions.
- What is the Hissho franchise profit margin?
- Hissho 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 Hissho franchise failure rate?
- 594 outlets lost in 3 years; 24.6% turnover rate signals elevated risk.
- How many Hissho locations are there?
- Hissho's FDD reports 2,449 total outlets, with 154 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 304 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Hissho have complaints or lawsuits?
- Hissho 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 Hissho franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Hissho scores F on disclosure honesty, carries about 2% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 34369-202506-04 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Hissho or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.