Organic Bronze Bar Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Organic Bronze Bar is a beauty franchise offering UV-free organic spray tanning and skincare products. Franchisees run the studios, managing technicians, appointments, and retail.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Organic Bronze Bar franchise requires a total initial investment of $107K – $308K, including a $32K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $107K – $308K
- 8th pct Personal Care…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 45th pct Personal Care…
- Units
- 12
- 19th pct Personal Care…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Personal Care & Beauty · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Personal Care & Beauty 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 $107K – $308K including a $32K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSThe 5 provided pages (p137-p141) are NOT the Item 21 audited financial statements. They are Exhibit 4 (SBA Addendum to Franchise Agreement) and Exhibit 5 (Electronic Debit Authorization / EFT Form) of the Organic Bronze Bar LLC ('OBB') franchise agreement, dated 2024-8-15. No balance sheet, income statement, or Independent Auditor's Report is present in these images, so no financial figures could be extracted.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 49/100 (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
- OBB Franchising LLC
- Parent company
- None
- CEO title
- President and Manager
- Danielle Van Auken
- Incorporated in
- OR
- HQ
- 7365 SW Barnes Road, Suite B, Portland, Oregon 97225
- Auditor
- Kezos & Dunlavy
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $104K
- vs $186K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Danielle Van Auken
- Headquarters
- OR
- Founded
- 2017
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 6
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 60% below the typical personal care & beauty franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2024 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $32K | $32K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $40K | $60K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $35K | $216K |
| Total initial investment | $107K | $308K |
Source: Organic Bronze Bar 2024 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
- $107K – $308K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $40K – $60K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $32K – $32K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $195 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Inventory (initial) | $6K – $10K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Organic Bronze Bar 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 Organic Bronze Bar unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
61%
Above the 30–60% band. Verify revenue is per-unit average
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: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
The 5 provided pages (p137-p141) are NOT the Item 21 audited financial statements. They are Exhibit 4 (SBA Addendum to Franchise Agreement) and Exhibit 5 (Electronic Debit Authorization / EFT Form) of the Organic Bronze Bar LLC ('OBB') franchise agreement, dated 2024-8-15. No balance sheet, income statement, or Independent Auditor's Report is present in these images, so no financial figures could be extracted.
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 9.0% (near the Personal Care & Beauty average).
Disclosure
Franchisor chose not to disclose financial performance representations. You will need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Operator retention
System expanding at 100.0% CAGR over 3 years across 12 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
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 Personal Care & Beauty averages
How Organic Bronze Bar Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 12
- Opened
- 5
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 1
- Turnover rate
- 10.0%
- Company-owned
- 2
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 83%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +100.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +100.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 5
- Closed (3yr)
- 1
- 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 20 · 5 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.
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 1 7(a) loan on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 1
- Loan volume
- $59K
- Median loan
- $59K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (1 loan) — rate not shown below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 1
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
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
Small, rapidly expanding system with regulatory history, no financial performance disclosure, and unclear unit economics creates elevated risk despite 5-year term and protected territory.
Litigation (Item 3)
Washington Consent Order (S-17-2254-17-CO01) - affiliate OBB Organics LLC and President Danielle Van Auken entered consent order with Washington DFI for offering/selling franchises without registration, failing to provide FDD, and inadequate financial performance disclosures. Paid $3,125 investigative costs.
Largest disclosed settlement: $3,125
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kezos & Dunlavy
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 49 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) — impossible to validate ROI on $106.6k-$307.9k investment
- 02MED2017 regulatory violation: franchise sold without registration and missing required disclosures to Washington State — suggests compliance gaps or aggressive sales practices
- 03MINORRapid growth (66.7% YoY) with only 12 units is unsustainable trajectory and may indicate aggressive recruitment over unit profitability
- 04MINOR8% royalty on gross (not net) revenues begins day 91 — franchisees pay even if unprofitable, creating cash flow risk
- 05MEDOnly 12 franchise units total — extremely small system with limited peer benchmarking and high failure impact per unit
- 06MINORNo disclosure of average unit volume, payback period, or break-even timeline — financial viability is opaque
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · 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 | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 5 mi |
| Territory population | 100,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 200 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Multnomah County, Oregon |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | OR |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Washington Consent Order (S-17-2254-17-CO01) - affiliate OBB Organics LLC and President Danielle Van Auken entered consent order with Washington DFI for offering/selling franchises without registration, failing to provide FDD, and inadequate financial performance disclosures. Paid $3,125 investigative costs.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 18 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 24 hrs
- Training location
- Portland, Oregon
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- MINDBODY
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: MINDBODY
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
13 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Organic Bronze Bar · FDD (2024) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Organic Bronze Bar franchise?
The total investment to open a Organic Bronze Bar franchise ranges from $107K – $308K, with an initial franchise fee of $32K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Organic Bronze Bar franchise owners earn?
Organic Bronze Bar 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 Organic Bronze Bar 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 Organic Bronze Bar FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Organic Bronze Bar's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Organic Bronze Bar (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 Organic Bronze Bar franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Organic Bronze Bar has 12 total units in the United States, including 10 franchised units and 2 company-owned units. 5 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Organic Bronze Bar a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Organic Bronze Bar as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 49 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.