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Pod Plug franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Item 19 disclosed
Pod Plug offers a retail vending machine franchise with a relatively low initial investment of $52,350 to $105,750.
Everything below is free, read straight off Pod Plug's registered filing, with where the numbers land against retail peers. Weighing Pod Plug against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Pod Plug's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 639741 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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How much does a Pod Plug franchise make?
Pod Plug 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 retail brand that discloses earnings in the Retail franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Pod Plug 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 Pod Plug's 8% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Pod Plug franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Pod Plug franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Pod Plug lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Pod Plug'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.
Pod Plug closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Pod Plug 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 Pod Plug's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a retail 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. Pod Plug's outlet tables did not machine-read cleanly; Item 20 of the source FDD has them.
Who owns Pod Plug?
Pod Plug's franchise is offered by Pod Plug Franchising, 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 WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Retail franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Pod Plug 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.
Pod Plug franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Pod Plug — who is the franchisor?
Pod Plug's most recently filed FDD (2025) names Pod Plug Franchising, 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 Pod Plug franchise cost?
Pod Plug's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $52,350 – $105,750, with an initial franchise fee of $35,000 and a 8% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against retail peers it sits in the top quartile (median $319,750).
How much profit does a Pod Plug franchise make?
Pod Plug discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (8% of gross for Pod Plug), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Pod Plug franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Pod Plug disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Pod Plug 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 Pod Plug?
No — Pod Plug'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 Pod Plug a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Pod Plug's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against retail peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium 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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