Kitchen Wise
Disclosure honesty
Kitchen Wise discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
5 franchisees operating entire 2025 fiscal year reported $2.19M total gross sales ($437K average, $396K median). Excludes 7 franchisees not open full year or non-compliant with CRM data collection.
Is Kitchen Wise worth it? — how it compares to 266 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $127,600 | about average (median $142,905) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 8.3% of outlets | worse than 89% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 24 | more litigious than 98% of peers |
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 Kitchen Wise
The franchisor's framing: 5 franchisees operating entire 2025 fiscal year reported $2.19M total gross sales ($437K a… 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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Kitchen Wise franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Kitchen Wise franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $127,600–$219,000, including a $65,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Kitchen Wise franchise owners make?
- 5 franchisees operating entire 2025 fiscal year reported $2.19M total gross sales ($437K average, $396K median). Excludes 7 franchisees not open full year or non-compliant with CRM data collection. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What is the Kitchen Wise franchise failure rate?
- 1 ceased operations in 2025; net growth +5. Low disclosure transparency with confidentiality clauses restricting franchisee communications.
- Is a Kitchen Wise franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Kitchen Wise scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 24 legal matters. 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 Kitchen Wise or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.