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Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
ADVANCED FRESH CONCEPTS ZENSHI AFC WILD BLUE operates a significant number of outlets, indicating a large footprint.
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- Risk & red-flag breakdown — what the missing earnings, fees and churn imply.
- How it compares — every number ranked against category peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — beyond the case count above: each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — behind the net change above: closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 34251-202505-01. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing, and the full report reads the risk signals Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue's FDD does contain — fees, litigation, and outlet churn — against peers. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Other franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) 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 Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue 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. The full Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue report lists each case with what it was about and how it ended, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the ones a franchisee started — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for.
Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue 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 Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue'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. Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue's latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue's churn ranks against category peers, are in the full report.
The risk & red-flag breakdown, every figure ranked against category peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue?
Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue's franchise is offered by ADVANCED FRESH CONCEPTS FRANCHISE CORP — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), 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. The same franchisor files separate FDDs for other brands, which is worth knowing — sibling brands share a franchise-support organization but disclose their own numbers:
Franchises at a similar investment level at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue 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.
Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue — who is the franchisor?
Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue's most recently filed FDD (2024) names ADVANCED FRESH CONCEPTS FRANCHISE CORP as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. The same franchisor also files FDDs for Freshly Go, Zenshi Wild Blue Advanced Fresh Concepts AFC. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue franchise cost?
Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $41,104 – $138,804. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against category peers.
How much profit does a Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue franchise make?
Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labour and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing; the report focuses on the verifiable risk signals instead.
Are there lawsuits against Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue?
Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue's most recently filed FDD (2024) 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 Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. The full report lists each case, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the franchisee-initiated ones.
Is Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against category peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (absent from this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue's risk level and what's driving it, what the missing Item 19 earnings imply, every figure ranked against category peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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