PreservanFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Preservan franchise requires a total initial investment of $117K – $302K, including a $54K franchise fee. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $315K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $117K – $302K
- 44th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $315K
- 8th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 11
- 22nd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Cleaning & Maintenance 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
58% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line). Above the 20% threshold most investors target.
Bottom line
- Total investment $117K – $302K including a $54K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $315K/year (median $401K), with an estimated 58% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 35/100.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Preservan Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- Bright Path Ventures, LLC
- Ultimate parent
- AJG Capital, LLC
- Incorporated in
- OK
- HQ
- 115 E California Avenue, Suite 340, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
- Auditor
- Metwally CPA PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $184K
- vs $683K prior year
Affiliated brands
- Wood Window Rescue
- operates a business that is the same as or similar to the Franchised Business and utilizes the Licensed Marks
- is the owner of the Licensed Marks
- maintains a pr
- has not in the past and does not now offer franchises in any lines of business
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Preservan franchisees operate food preservation and storage services, likely including canning, freezing, vacuum-sealing, or food safety consultation for residential or commercial clients. Daily operations involve customer acquisition, food handling/processing, compliance with food safety regulations, and managing inventory of preservation supplies and equipment.
- CEO
- Ty McBride
- Headquarters
- OK
- Founded
- 2022
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 16 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $54K | $54K | |
| Grand Opening Assistance Feenot refundable | $2K | $2K | |
| Marketing and Development Feenot refundable | $3K | $3K | |
| Territory Manager Training Feenot refundable | $4K | $4K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $0 | $3K | |
| Storage Unit | $300 | $700 | |
| Initial Inventory | $3K | $9K | |
| Epoxy | $5K | $6K | |
| Computer, Software, and Point of Sale System | $0 | $3K | |
| Service Vehicle | $8K | $15K | |
| Start-up Marketing | $11K | $20K | |
| Insurance Deposits - Three Months | $2K | $5K | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $3K | $8K | |
| Professional Fees | $1K | $3K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $0 | $2K | |
| Additional Funds - Three Months | $24K | $50K | |
| Total initial investment | $117K | $186K |
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
$38K
12.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
15%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
6.5 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $117K – $302K
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $24K – $50K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $54K – $170K
- Near category avg vs category
- Royalty
- Greater of 7% of Gross Sales or Minimum Weekly Royalty Fe…
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 1.7 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $27K |
| Renewal fee | $27K |
| Inventory (initial) | $8K – $15K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $315K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $401K
- Avg p&l bottom line
- $122K
- Reported as P&L Bottom Line in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 58.2%
- Based on P&L Bottom Line / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Average and Median
- Sample size
- 3 units
- vs category median 31 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $137K→$406K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- revenue_only
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 10 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 204 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
vs Cleaning & Maintenance averages
How Preservan Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 11
- Opened
- 8
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 91%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- Outlier (see FDD)
- Likely small-sample artifact
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 8
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Last reporting year only, multi-year history not disclosed in this brand's FDD.
Item 20 · 8 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.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- Illinois
- Indiana
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
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 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
Preservan presents moderate-to-elevated risk due to unverified financial claims, explosive but fragile unit growth, high upfront costs, and absence of performance substantiation documentation.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $170,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Metwally CPA PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 35 / 100 rating
- 01MINORExtreme unit growth of 400% YoY suggests either explosive success or aggressive recruitment masking underlying issues; only 11 total units indicates fragile base for such claims
- 02HIGHNo Item 19 financial performance representations (Going Concern: False) means average revenue and net income figures cannot be independently verified or are not representative
- 03MINORHigh franchise fee ($54,000) relative to total investment floor ($117,300) creates 46% sunk cost before operations begin
- 04MINORMinimum weekly royalty requirement structure (greater of 7% or minimum fee) could be unsustainable for underperforming locations and indicates franchisor revenue dependency
- 05MINOROnly 11 franchises operating makes unit economics and territory protection claims difficult to validate; high growth rate may not be sustainable
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 | 2 |
| Territory type | household-based |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Oklahoma |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 41 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 41 hrs
- Training location
- franchisor facility and on-site
- Site selection
- franchisor
- POS system
- Jobber
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Jobber
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
13 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Preservan · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Preservan franchise?
The total investment to open a Preservan franchise ranges from $117K – $302K, with an initial franchise fee of $54K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Preservan franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Preservan FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $315K. The median is $401K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Preservan's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Preservan (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 Preservan franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Preservan has 11 total units in the United States. 8 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Preservan a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Preservan as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 35 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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