Tide Laundromat Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Tide Laundromat franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Tide Laundromat discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
3 franchises, 1+ year operating: avg $1.2M sales, 51% net controllable income, 44.5% after royalty. Limited data; cherry-picks mature stores only.
What a Tide Laundromat franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6.5% 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 | 8.5% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $1,751,885 – $2,257,682 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6.5% royalty + 2% Fund + 1% local advertising + $750/mo tech fee + $4,500/yr PGP service.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Tide Laundromat system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 8 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 3 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero terminations/closures in 3 years; only 8 total outlets limits failure visibility.
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 Tide Laundromat worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8.5% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $1,751,885 | pricier than 93% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.5%) |
| 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 Tide Laundromat
The franchisor's framing: 3 franchises, 1+ year operating: avg $1.2M sales, 51% net controllable income, 44.5% after… 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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Tide Laundromat franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Tide Laundromat franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $1,751,885–$2,257,682, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Tide Laundromat franchise owners make?
- 3 franchises, 1+ year operating: avg $1.2M sales, 51% net controllable income, 44.5% after royalty. Limited data; cherry-picks mature stores only. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Tide Laundromat franchise fees?
- Tide Laundromat's FDD discloses a $50,000 initial franchise fee, a 6.5% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8.5% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6.5% royalty + 2% Fund + 1% local advertising + $750/mo tech fee + $4,500/yr PGP service.
- What is the Tide Laundromat franchise profit margin?
- Tide Laundromat does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 3 franchises, 1+ year operating: avg $1.2M sales, 51% net controllable income, 44.5% after royalty. Limited data; cherry-picks mature stores only. Recurring fees alone take about 8.5% 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 Tide Laundromat franchise failure rate?
- Zero terminations/closures in 3 years; only 8 total outlets limits failure visibility.
- How many Tide Laundromat locations are there?
- Tide Laundromat's FDD reports 8 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 3 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Tide Laundromat have complaints or lawsuits?
- Tide Laundromat 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 Tide Laundromat franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Tide Laundromat scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 8.5% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Tide Laundromat or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.