grownFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A grown franchise requires a total initial investment of $462K – $1.7M, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.8M[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $462K – $1.7M
- 30th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $1.8M
- 19th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 26th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 1
- 2nd pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Full-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Full-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Started franchising in 2025. Newer systems carry more uncertainty but may offer better territories.
16% cash-on-cash return (based on Gross Sales Less Expenses). Within the 15-30% range most franchise investors consider acceptable.
Bottom line
- Total investment $462K – $1.7M including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.8M/year, with an estimated 16% cash-on-cash return (based on Gross Sales Less Expenses). Note: this is gross profit, not take-home income.
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 36/100.
- Revenue data based on only 1 reporting unit. Treat as directional, not definitive. Ask franchisees directly for current unit economics.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- The Franchise Player, LLC
- Parent company
- The PreGame Meal, LLC
- CEO title
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer
- Shannon Allen
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 8211 South Dixie Highway, Miami, Florida 33143
- Auditor
- DA Advisory Group
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- vs $0 prior year
Overview
About
Grown franchisees appear to operate a wellness, agriculture, or consumer goods business model (specific vertical unclear from data provided). Day-to-day responsibilities likely involve operations management, customer acquisition, and brand compliance, though with only one reference location, the operational playbook and scalability remain unvalidated.
- CEO
- Shannon Allen
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2018
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 0
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 42 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee (Flagship Model)not refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| POS System, Computer Hardware, and Required POS Software - 3 Months (Flagship) | $9K | $12K | |
| Architecture (Flagship) | $20K | $50K | |
| Insurance - 3 Months (Flagship) | $2K | $3K | |
| Build-Out Construction Cost (Flagship) | $200K | $800K | |
| Furniture and Fixtures (Flagship) | $50K | $120K | |
| Smallwares (Flagship) | $7K | $20K | |
| Equipment Package (Flagship) | $85K | $260K | |
| Exterior Signage (Flagship) | $10K | $40K | |
| Graphics and Interior Signage (Flagship) | $3K | $10K | |
| Video Surveillance System; Music and Entertainment System (Flagship) | $10K | $20K | |
| Business Licenses (Flagship)not refundable | $2K | $8K | |
| Organic Certification (Flagship) | $1K | $10K | |
| Initial Operating Inventory (Alcohol) - 1 Month (Flagship) | $0 | $5K | |
| Initial Operating Inventory (Consumables/Paper) - 1 Month (Flagship) | $3K | $10K | |
| Initial Operating Inventory (Food) - 1 Month (Flagship) | $10K | $20K | |
| Expenses Associated with Initial Training (Flagship) | $3K | $5K | |
| Professional Services (Flagship) | $5K | $20K | |
| Rent (3 Months) and Security Deposits (Flagship) | $21K | $60K | |
| Initial Marketing Spend (Flagship) | $10K | $10K | |
| Total initial investment | $1.0M | $2.8M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$178K
10.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
16%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
6.4 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $462K – $1.7M
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $35K – $125K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 6.4 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $75 |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $15K |
| Renewal fee | $25K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $1.8M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Avg gross sales less expenses
- $165K
- Reported as Gross Sales Less Expenses in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 15.6%
- Based on Gross Sales Less Expenses / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Historic
- Sample size
- 1 units
- vs category median 13 · small
- Transparency
- 9 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 1264 Full-Service Restaurants brands
vs Full-Service Restaurants averages
How grown Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 1
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 12.5%
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Projected new
- 2
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 3 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).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
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.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Grown is a nascent or troubled franchise system with only one operating unit, going concern status, and unproven business model replicability—extremely high execution risk despite no litigation history.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · DA Advisory Group
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 36 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 operating unit creates impossible validation baseline and suggests either brand failure or extremely early stage with no proven system replicability
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status (False) indicates franchisor financial distress or operational uncertainty despite disclosing average revenue of $1.78M
- 03MINORWide investment range ($461.5K–$1.66M) suggests unclear unit economics and inconsistent build-out costs across locations
- 04MINOR9.3% net margin (165K net on 1.78M revenue) is thin for a franchise system, leaving minimal buffer for 6% royalties and franchisee profitability
- 05MINORSingle unit makes the 'average' revenue and net income figures statistically meaningless and potentially misleading for projections
- 06MINORUnknown growth trajectory with only one unit indicates zero demonstrated multi-unit expansion capability
- 07MINORFranchise fee of $49.5K is low relative to total investment, suggesting franchisor may rely heavily on royalties from struggling franchisees
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 3 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory radius | 2 mi |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 15 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Miami, Florida |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 28 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 34 hrs
- Training location
- Miami, FL
- Field support
- 34 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
5 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
grown · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a grown franchise?
The total investment to open a grown franchise ranges from $462K – $1.7M, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do grown franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the grown FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.8M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is grown's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for grown (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 grown franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, grown has 1 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 1 company-owned units.
Is grown a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates grown as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 36 out of 100, 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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