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FV-00899·MODERATEExcellent95

Face Foundrié

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 2020Website
Investment
$334K – $670K
42nd pct Full Service
Avg revenue
$852K
14th pct Full Service
Royalty
7.0%
87th pct Full Service
Units
36
66th pct Full Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $334K – $670K including a $45K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $852K/year (median $815K). Estimated payback in 1.1 years.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
  • System growing at 328.6% CAGR over 3 years with 36 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Face Foundrié Franchising L.L.C.
Parent company
Face Foundrié LLC
Incorporated in
Minnesota
HQ
6446 Flying Cloud Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
Auditor
Kezos & Dunlavy, LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$1.2M
vs $2.0M prior year

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one Face Foundrié unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $852,104
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $334K–$670K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $71K–$79K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

19%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$111K
EBITDA margin
13.0%
Total invested
$577K
Payback
63 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Face Foundrié units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$1.0M

on $5.1M purchase

Total debt

$4.1M

SBA $2.6M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Face Foundrié franchisees operate cosmetics, skincare, or beauty consultation retail locations, likely providing personalized skincare analysis, product recommendations, and beauty services to customers. Day-to-day operations include client consultations, inventory management, point-of-sale transactions, and potential service delivery (facials, treatments, or custom product matching).

CEO
Michele Henry
Founded
2020
FDD year
2024
States available
18

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$334K – $670K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$71K – $79K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$45K
Royalty
7.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
3.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
10.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
1.1 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$852K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$815K
Item 19 type
Gross Sales and Net Profit
Sample size
23 units
vs category median 15
Range (low → high)
$299K$1.6M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
10 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank14th
vs Food & Beverage - Full Service peers
Investment cost rank42th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank87th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank66th
vs Food & Beverage - Full Service peers
Risk score rank40th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
36
Opened
11
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
6
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
83%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+57.9%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
2022
30+13
Franchised units
2023
19
Franchised units
2024
7
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 19 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 19 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

60
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE60 / 100

Strong unit growth and unit economics are overshadowed by undisclosed franchisor Going Concern status and absence of financial performance substantiation, creating material uncertainty about system viability and franchisee profitability claims.

Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates franchisor financial distress despite unit growth
  2. 02MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed — cannot validate claimed $852K avg revenue or $440K net income
  3. 03MINORHigh unit growth (57.9% YoY) may indicate aggressive recruitment masking underlying unit performance issues
  4. 04MEDHigh initial investment ($334K-$670K) relative to disclosed net income creates extended ROI timeline
  5. 05HIGHRapid expansion with Going Concern status suggests possible cash flow crisis despite top-line growth

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Geographic Area
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Minnesota

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
54 hrs
On-the-job training
64 hrs
POS system
BLVD
Operating tech stack

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

19 numbers

Locked
(317) 232-••••
IN
(803) 734-••••
SC
(808) 586-••••
HI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Face Foundrié · FDD (2024) PDF

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