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OTH Franchising LLC Franchise

Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a OTH Franchising LLC franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.

Quick Service Restaurants · disclosure-honesty grade · from public state filings
GRADE D · WEAK DISCLOSURE

Disclosure honesty

D
Transparency 2 / 5

OTH Franchising LLC discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.

Outlets10
Disclosed lawsuits0
Closure signals0 ceased
Investment
$359,360–$1,062,000
Total fees
8% of sales
Outlets
10
Closure signals
0 ceased, 0 terminated
Lawsuits
0
◢ FINDINGS
ITEM 19
Grade D disclosure
The disclosed numbers are incomplete or framed to look better than an owner's real take-home.

What their own earnings claim actually says

10 affiliate/franchised outlets' 2025 gross revenue, COGS, imputed royalties. Cherry-picks affiliate performance; no franchisee-only net income data provided.

What a OTH Franchising LLC franchise actually costs to run

FeeDisclosedWhere it comes from
Initial franchise fee$50,000Item 5 — paid up front, before you open
Royalty7% of gross salesItem 6 — charged on revenue, not profit
Advertising fund1% of gross salesItem 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion
Total recurring fees8% of gross salesBefore rent, labor, food or debt service
Total initial investment$359,360 – $1,062,000Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate

Royalty 7% (min $1,200-$2,100/week); Brand Fund 1%; required local marketing 5% or $750 min; multiple ancillary fees (training, transfer, relocation, interim management).

Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.

OTH Franchising LLC system size and owner turnover

Total outlets10
Ceased operations0
Terminated by franchisor0
Transferred to new owners1
Closure rate0.0% of outlets

Early-stage system (5 franchised outlets, 3-year history). 1 reacquisition by franchisor in 2025.

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 OTH Franchising LLC worth it? — how it compares to 164 similar franchises

Ongoing fees8% of saleslower than most (median 8%)
Startup costfrom $359,360cheaper than most (median $481,500)
Disclosure honestyGrade Dless honest than most of the category
Closure rate0.0% of outletsbetter than most (median 1.3%)
Disclosed lawsuits0fewer than most

Benchmarked against every quick service restaurants franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.

◤ CLASSIFIED · ITEM 19 RECONSTRUCTED

Owner take-home for a OTH Franchising LLC

The franchisor's framing: 10 affiliate/franchised outlets' 2025 gross revenue, COGS, imputed royalties. Cherry-picks… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.

LOW
MEDIAN
HIGH

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OTH Franchising LLC franchise — frequently asked

How much does a OTH Franchising LLC franchise cost?
The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $359,360–$1,062,000, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
How much do OTH Franchising LLC franchise owners make?
10 affiliate/franchised outlets' 2025 gross revenue, COGS, imputed royalties. Cherry-picks affiliate performance; no franchisee-only net income data provided. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
What are the OTH Franchising LLC franchise fees?
OTH Franchising LLC's FDD discloses a $50,000 initial franchise fee, a 7% royalty on gross sales, a 1% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 7% (min $1,200-$2,100/week); Brand Fund 1%; required local marketing 5% or $750 min; multiple ancillary fees (training, transfer, relocation, interim management).
What is the OTH Franchising LLC franchise profit margin?
OTH Franchising LLC does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 10 affiliate/franchised outlets' 2025 gross revenue, COGS, imputed royalties. Cherry-picks affiliate performance; no franchisee-only net income data provided. 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 OTH Franchising LLC franchise failure rate?
Early-stage system (5 franchised outlets, 3-year history). 1 reacquisition by franchisor in 2025.
How many OTH Franchising LLC locations are there?
OTH Franchising LLC's FDD reports 10 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
Does OTH Franchising LLC have complaints or lawsuits?
OTH Franchising LLC 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 OTH Franchising LLC franchise worth it?
It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. OTH Franchising LLC scores D 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 OTH Franchising LLC or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.