Launch Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Launch franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Launch discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
14 franchised parks (2024): avg revenue $2.3M, avg EBITDA $375K (17% margin). Two new FEC startups: $4.3M and $2.7M annual gross sales. Conversion case showed 173% revenue increase post-FEC launch.
What a Launch franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $75,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Total initial investment | $10,553,639 – $19,508,200 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
$75K reservation fee per park; Development Agreement model; initial fees deferred until franchisor completes pre-opening obligations and franchisee opens.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Launch system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 31 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 2 |
| Closure rate | 3.2% of outlets |
1 ceased (GA 2023); 0 terminations/non-renewals; 2 transfers in 2024.
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 Launch worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Startup cost | from $10,553,639 | pricier than 97% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 84% of other franchises franchises |
| Closure rate | 3.2% of outlets | worse than 63% of peers |
| 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 Launch
The franchisor's framing: 14 franchised parks (2024): avg revenue $2.3M, avg EBITDA $375K (17% margin). Two new FEC … 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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Launch franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Launch franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $10,553,639–$19,508,200, including a $75,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Launch franchise owners make?
- 14 franchised parks (2024): avg revenue $2.3M, avg EBITDA $375K (17% margin). Two new FEC startups: $4.3M and $2.7M annual gross sales. Conversion case showed 173% revenue increase post-FEC launch. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Launch franchise fees?
- Launch's FDD discloses a $75,000 initial franchise fee. $75K reservation fee per park; Development Agreement model; initial fees deferred until franchisor completes pre-opening obligations and franchisee opens.
- What is the Launch franchise profit margin?
- Launch does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 14 franchised parks (2024): avg revenue $2.3M, avg EBITDA $375K (17% margin). Two new FEC startups: $4.3M and $2.7M annual gross sales. Conversion case showed 173% revenue increase post-FEC launch. Recurring fees alone take about a fixed cut 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 Launch franchise failure rate?
- 1 ceased (GA 2023); 0 terminations/non-renewals; 2 transfers in 2024.
- How many Launch locations are there?
- Launch's FDD reports 31 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 2 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Launch have complaints or lawsuits?
- Launch 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 Launch franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Launch scores B on disclosure honesty. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 34379-202506-07 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Launch or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.