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A Place at Home franchise — is it worth it?
Low risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
What A Place at Home's most recent Franchise Disclosure Document says about the money, the litigation, and the franchisee churn — before you wire a five- or six-figure franchise fee.
Everything below is free, read straight off A Place at Home's registered filing, with where the numbers land against category peers. Weighing A Place at Home against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in A Place at Home's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 35459-202603-01 — check it yourself. See every other Minnesota-registered franchise.
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How much does a A Place at Home franchise make?
A Place at Home is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every other brand that discloses earnings in the Other franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
A Place at Home franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come A Place at Home's 5% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a A Place at Home franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "A Place at Home franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
A Place at Home lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
A Place at Home's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) does disclose legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against A Place at Home itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
A Place at Home closures & failure rate
Before you sign, A Place at Home will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what A Place at Home's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a franchise of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. A Place at Home's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Net franchised outlets moved +4 to 36 in the latest reported year.
Who owns A Place at Home?
A Place at Home's franchise is offered by NOREAST FRANCHISE GROUP, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at MN CARDS; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Franchises at a similar investment level at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing A Place at Home is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
A Place at Home franchise — frequently asked
Who owns A Place at Home — who is the franchisor?
A Place at Home's most recently filed FDD (2025) names NOREAST FRANCHISE GROUP, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a A Place at Home franchise cost?
A Place at Home's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $91,195 – $166,012, with an initial franchise fee of $49,500 and a 5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against category peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $235,015).
How much profit does a A Place at Home franchise make?
A Place at Home discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (5% of gross for A Place at Home), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any A Place at Home franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does A Place at Home disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — A Place at Home reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against A Place at Home?
A Place at Home's most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against A Place at Home itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Is A Place at Home a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from A Place at Home's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against category peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is low risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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