Hounds Town USA Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Hounds Town USA franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Hounds Town USA discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses revenue only (no profit data) for 74 locations by maturity. Excludes 22 new locations and 1 shelter-partnership location. Shows average net revenue $313k-$842k by age group. Cherry-picks locations with 3+ years same ownership for profitability tables.
What a Hounds Town USA franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% 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 | 8% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $667,610 – $1,122,153 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6% royalty + 2% brand fund + $5-8.3k monthly local advertising + technology/management fees ongoing.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Hounds Town USA system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 97 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 1.0% of outlets |
1 ceased operations in 2025; young franchise system with high growth masks performance variability.
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 Hounds Town USA worth it? — how it compares to 14 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | lower than most (median 9%) |
| Startup cost | from $667,610 | pricier than 73% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 1.0% of outlets | about average |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every pet services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Hounds Town USA
The franchisor's framing: Discloses revenue only (no profit data) for 74 locations by maturity. Excludes 22 new loca… 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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Hounds Town USA franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Hounds Town USA franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $667,610–$1,122,153, including a $49,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Hounds Town USA franchise owners make?
- Discloses revenue only (no profit data) for 74 locations by maturity. Excludes 22 new locations and 1 shelter-partnership location. Shows average net revenue $313k-$842k by age group. Cherry-picks locations with 3+ years same ownership for profitability tables. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Hounds Town USA franchise fees?
- Hounds Town USA's FDD discloses a $49,000 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6% royalty + 2% brand fund + $5-8.3k monthly local advertising + technology/management fees ongoing.
- What is the Hounds Town USA franchise profit margin?
- Hounds Town USA does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses revenue only (no profit data) for 74 locations by maturity. Excludes 22 new locations and 1 shelter-partnership location. Shows average net revenue $313k-$842k by age group. Cherry-picks locations with 3+ years same ownership for profitability tables. Recurring fees alone take about 8% 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 Hounds Town USA franchise failure rate?
- 1 ceased operations in 2025; young franchise system with high growth masks performance variability.
- How many Hounds Town USA locations are there?
- Hounds Town USA's FDD reports 97 total outlets, with 1 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 Hounds Town USA have complaints or lawsuits?
- Hounds Town USA 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 Hounds Town USA franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Hounds Town USA scores C 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: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Hounds Town USA or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.