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Pilates is booming while other boutique workouts shrink. In the 2026 filings, one franchise discloses studio-level profit, and one discloses nothing.
A Zorzee read of the 2026 F45 franchise FDD: a royalty floor that climbs as sales fall, 54 terminations in one year, and nine disclosed lawsuits.
A Zorzee read of the 2026 Sweat440 franchise FDD, the only boutique fitness brand that prints a full P&L: a 31% margin at the top, a $112,347 loss at the...
The 2026 Orangetheory FDD, read by Zorzee: an $802,145 average studio, the only member data in boutique fitness, and 95 closures in a shrinking system.
A Zorzee FDD breakdown of boutique HIIT: the best studios do $1.2M in sales, many others close. The numbers that separate them as you research.
Every chicken franchise hides its numbers. Chicken Salad Chick's 2026 filing opens the whole book, and there's one catch buried inside.
Church's Texas Chicken's average store sells $1,115,007, and more than half sell less. The 2026 FDD read like an investor: 10% fees, 885 units, new PE money.
The Dave's Hot Chicken 2026 FDD read like an investor: an $823,800 to $4.1M build, 11% ongoing fees, 358 units, and no Item 19.
Three 2026 hot chicken filings, read like an investor: a $777K to $4.1M startup cost spread and one brand that discloses no Item 19 at all.
Boost is Medicare-certified skilled home health, not private pay. $162,650 to $337,750 to enter, no Item 19 in the FDD, and a months-long licensing window.
A Zorzee breakdown of the Seniors Helping Seniors FDD: how the peer-caregiver model holds labor at 53.3% across 62 operators while the industry runs 65-75%.
A Zorzee breakdown of the One You Love Homecare FDD: how one franchisee went from $474K part-time to $1.49M full-time in a single year.
The aging population is real. So is the 75% turnover. Both are in the FDD. Only one shows up at Discovery Day. Zorzee's Tuesday brief on the home care math.