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Rowda Group USA franchise — is it worth it?

Food & beverage · FDD-based assessment · registered 2025

Risk level — in the report

Rowda Group USA LLC is a food & beverage franchise with a flat $50,000 franchise fee.

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Total initial investment
FDD Item 7
Initial franchise fee
$50,000
FDD Item 5
Royalty
FDD Item 6
Item 19 earnings
Not disclosed
no franchisor earnings
Litigation (Item 3)
1 case
in Item 3
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Figures above are as disclosed in Rowda Group USA's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-33274. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.

Rowda Group USA franchise profit — what the FDD discloses

Plainly: Rowda Group USA 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 Rowda Group USA — 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 Rowda Group USA'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.

Rowda Group USA lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

Rowda Group USA's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) does disclose 1 legal proceeding 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 Rowda Group USA 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 Rowda Group USA 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.

Rowda Group USA closures & failure rate

Before you sign, Rowda Group USA 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 Rowda Group USA'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. Rowda Group USA's outlet tables are read directly from the FDD in the full report. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Rowda Group USA's churn ranks against food & beverage peers, are in the full report.

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Who owns Rowda Group USA?

Rowda Group USA's franchise is offered by Rowda Group USA 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.

Other food & beverage franchises

Anyone weighing Rowda Group USA 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.

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Rowda Group USA franchise — frequently asked

Who owns Rowda Group USA — who is the franchisor?

Rowda Group USA's most recently filed FDD (2025) names Rowda Group USA 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 Rowda Group USA franchise cost?

Rowda Group USA's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at a range disclosed in Item 7, with an initial franchise fee of $50,000. 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 Rowda Group USA franchise make?

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

No — Rowda Group USA'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 Rowda Group USA?

Rowda Group USA's most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses 1 legal proceeding in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Rowda Group USA 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 Rowda Group USA a good franchise to buy?

That comes down to how Rowda Group USA'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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Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Rowda Group USA's risk level and what's driving it, what the missing Item 19 earnings imply, every figure ranked against food & beverage peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to 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.