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Honest Hospitality Group franchise — is it worth it?

Food & beverage · FDD-based assessment · registered 2025

Risk level — in the report

Honest Hospitality Group operates in the Food & Beverage sector with a substantial initial investment range of $1,507,000 to $2,334,000.

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Total initial investment
$1,507,000 – $2,334,000
Bottom quartile for food & beverage · median $372,000
Initial franchise fee
FDD Item 5
Royalty
16.5%
FDD Item 6
Item 19 earnings
Not disclosed
no franchisor earnings
Litigation (Item 3)
None
none disclosed
Outlet network
36 units
+5 last year
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Figures above are as disclosed in Honest Hospitality Group's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-32718. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.

Honest Hospitality Group franchise profit — what the FDD discloses

Plainly: Honest Hospitality Group 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 Honest Hospitality Group — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (many food & beverage franchisors do disclose), and the full report reads the risk signals Honest Hospitality Group's FDD does contain — fees, litigation, and outlet churn — against peers. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Food & beverage franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.

Honest Hospitality Group lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

Honest Hospitality Group's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.

Honest Hospitality Group closures & failure rate

Before you sign, Honest Hospitality Group 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 Honest Hospitality Group's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a food & beverage 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. Honest Hospitality Group's latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Honest Hospitality Group's churn ranks against food & beverage peers, are in the full report.

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Who owns Honest Hospitality Group?

Honest Hospitality Group's franchise is offered by Honest Hospitality 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 CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.

Food & beverage franchises at a similar investment level

Anyone weighing Honest Hospitality Group 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.

HK Heycha Limited$295,100 – $507,100Hot Dog on a Stick$540,500 – $678,500 · Item 19 disclosedCanteen$1,006,500 – $1,568,000 · Item 19 disclosedKpot$733,200 – $1,918,600King Coffee USA$1,176,500 – $1,517,000Denino's Pizzeria$873,100 – $1,848,600 · Item 19 disclosed7 Brew$940,500 – $2,283,500 · Item 19 disclosedSouthern Steer Butcher$1,258,618 – $2,140,618Laduree$1,694,158 – $2,167,658Black Rifle Coffee Company$1,593,750 – $3,314,000Holiday Stationstoresinvestment not disclosedHoneymeeinvestment not disclosed

Honest Hospitality Group franchise — frequently asked

Who owns Honest Hospitality Group — who is the franchisor?

Honest Hospitality Group's most recently filed FDD (2025) names Honest Hospitality 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 Honest Hospitality Group franchise cost?

Honest Hospitality Group's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $1,507,000 – $2,334,000 and a 16.5% royalty. 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 food & beverage peers.

How much profit does a Honest Hospitality Group franchise make?

Honest Hospitality Group makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Honest Hospitality Group 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 Honest Hospitality Group disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

No — Honest Hospitality Group'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 Honest Hospitality Group?

No — Honest Hospitality Group's most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.

Is Honest Hospitality Group a good franchise to buy?

That comes down to how Honest Hospitality Group's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against food & beverage 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.

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This report compiles and structures publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data from state franchise registrations. It is not legal, financial, or investment advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchisor, and does not replace reading the full FDD or consulting a franchise attorney or accountant. All figures are as disclosed by the franchisor in its most recent registered FDD. Item 19 financial performance representations are made at the franchisor’s option and may be absent or limited.