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OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2023

Five Star Bath Solutions FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2023

The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). Five Star Bath Solutions's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2023 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.

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THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2023 · SOURCE STATE MN

What the 2023 filing revealedextracted · sourced
ITEM 5Initial franchise fee$60K
ITEM 6Ongoing royalty6.0% of gross sales
ITEM 7Total initial investment$113K–$253K
ITEM 19Earnings disclosure (FPR)Yes — financial performance representation made
ITEM 20Outlets (fiscal 2022)75 franchised at year end · 5 exits (6.7% annualized)

Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2023 Five Star Bath Solutions FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.

Five Star Bath Solutions FDD questions, answered

Where can I download the Five Star Bath Solutions FDD for free?

Five Star Bath Solutions's 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.

What year is Five Star Bath Solutions's most recent FDD on file?

The most recent Five Star Bath Solutions FDD tracked here was filed in 2023 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.

Does Five Star Bath Solutions's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — Five Star Bath Solutions makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2023 FDD. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.

What does Five Star Bath Solutions's FDD Item 20 show?

In fiscal 2022, Five Star Bath Solutions ended with 75 franchised outlets; 5 of 75 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 6.7% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").

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