Delux Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Delux is a ground-transportation franchise providing chauffeured car and shuttle service to airports, corporate clients, and events. Franchisees run a local operation managing drivers, a vehicle fleet, dispatch, and customer bookings.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Delux franchise requires a total initial investment of $23K – $33K and an ongoing 30.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $23K – $33K
- 0th pct Retail
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 30.0%
- 34th pct Retail
- Units
- 128
- 31st pct Retail
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Retail · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Retail avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $23K – $33K, 30.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSCommission fee revenues per audited Statement of Income; FY2024 (year ended Dec 31, 2024) = $20,093, FY2023 = $20,576.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 73/100 (higher is better).
- DATANo Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Delux Franchise, Inc.
- CEO title
- President and Treasurer
- Peter Blasucci
- Incorporated in
- NY
- HQ
- 62-B Main Street, Port Washington, NY 11050
- Auditor
- Grassi
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $20K
- vs $21K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Peter Blasucci
- Headquarters
- NY
- Founded
- 1993
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 93% below the typical retail franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $3K | $5K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $20K | $28K |
| Total initial investment | $23K | $33K |
Source: Delux 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $23K – $33K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $3K – $5K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- N/A
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 30.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 0.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 30.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 30.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 0.0% of gross sales |
| Training fee | $300 |
| Transfer fee | $500 |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Total fee load | 30.0% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Delux did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Delux unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
-356%
Negative returns. Costs exceed revenue at these inputs
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Commission fee revenues per audited Statement of Income; FY2024 (year ended Dec 31, 2024) = $20,093, FY2023 = $20,576.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 30.0% — above the Retail average of 8.9%.
Disclosure
Franchisor chose not to disclose financial performance representations. You will need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Operator retention
System roughly stable (+3.2% 3-year CAGR) with 128 units.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Retail averages
How Delux Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 128
- Opened
- 16
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 13
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 10.2%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +3.2%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +3.2%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 16
- Closed (3yr)
- 13
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Delux presents high risk due to going concern status, predatory 30% gross royalty structure, financial opacity, zero territory protection, and anemic unit growth suggesting a contracting or struggling franchise system.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Grassi
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 73 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGHGoing Concern warning indicates franchisor financial distress or operational viability questions
- 02MEDExtreme 30% royalty rate on gross fares (not net) with no disclosed average revenue/net income makes profitability opaque and risky
- 03MINORMinimal unit growth (2.4% YoY, 128 units) suggests stagnant or declining system health
- 04MINORZero territory protection leaves franchisees vulnerable to direct competition from other franchisees
- 05MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosures prevents validation of earnings claims and franchisee profitability
- 06MINORLow initial investment ($22.5K-$32.5K) may indicate low barrier to entry but insufficient capital for sustainable operations
- 07MED5-year term is relatively short, creating renewal uncertainty and limited business planning horizon
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 30.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Territory type | none |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 1 year |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | New York |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | NY |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 16 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 16 hrs
- Training location
- Port Washington, New York
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- LSN Driver app
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: LSN Driver app
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
99 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Delux · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Delux franchise?
The total investment to open a Delux franchise ranges from $23K – $33K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Delux franchise owners earn?
Delux does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Delux FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Delux FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Delux's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Delux (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Delux franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Delux has 128 total units in the United States, including 128 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 16 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Delux a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Delux as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 73 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.