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Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor franchise — is it worth it?

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What Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor's most recent Franchise Disclosure Document says about the money, the litigation, and the franchisee churn — before you wire a five- or six-figure franchise fee.

Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor's filing is one of the thin ones — several of the tables below didn't machine-read cleanly, and we'd rather show you that than assert numbers we haven't verified. The methodology page explains what we do and don't read, and the source FDD itself is linked at the bottom of this page.

Figures above are as disclosed in Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 32718-202412-04 — check it yourself. See every other Minnesota-registered franchise.

Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor franchise profit — what the FDD discloses

We do not publish an earnings answer for Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor. Item 19 — the section where a franchisor may disclose unit revenue — could not be read reliably out of this particular filing, and "this brand publishes no earnings figures" is a claim about the franchisor that we are not willing to make on a failed parse. Item 19 of the source FDD is the place to check. Either way, no FDD discloses profit: any "Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere is someone's estimate. The fees, litigation and outlet churn Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor's FDD does contain are on this page, and the methodology page explains what we do and do not machine-read.

Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

We do not publish a litigation answer for Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor. Item 3 could not be read reliably from this particular filing, and a claim that a company has no legal history is not one to make on a failed parse — so we say we do not know instead. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check; the methodology page explains what we do and do not machine-read.

Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor closures & failure rate

Before you sign, Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor 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 Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor'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. Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor's outlet tables did not machine-read cleanly; Item 20 of the source FDD has them.

Who owns Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor?

Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor's franchise is offered by CHS INC D/B/A CENEX — 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:

Other franchises at a similar investment level

Anyone weighing Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor 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.

Cenex Branded Petroleum Distributor franchise — frequently asked