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DES Franchise Group franchise — is it worth it?
Low risk Stable network Item 19 disclosed
DES Franchise Group, Inc.
Everything below is free, read straight off DES Franchise Group's registered filing, with where the numbers land against staffing & recruiting peers. Weighing DES Franchise Group against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in DES Franchise Group's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-29861 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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How much does a DES Franchise Group franchise make?
DES Franchise Group 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 is $1,066,158 in average unit revenue — read it alongside what Item 19 says about which units it covers (often only mature or top-performing locations). See every staffing & recruiting brand that discloses earnings in the Staffing & recruiting franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
DES Franchise Group 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 DES Franchise Group's 3.5% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a DES Franchise Group franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "DES Franchise Group franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. On $1,066,158 of revenue, a 3.5% royalty alone is about $37,316 a year before any other cost.
DES Franchise Group lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
DES Franchise 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.
DES Franchise Group closures & failure rate
Before you sign, DES Franchise 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 DES Franchise Group's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a staffing & recruiting 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. DES Franchise Group's latest tables show a stable franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 0%, against a staffing & recruiting median of 6.9% — at or better than the category. Net franchised outlets moved 0 to 4 in the latest reported year.
Who owns DES Franchise Group?
DES Franchise Group's franchise is offered by DES Franchise Group, Inc. — 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.
Staffing & recruiting franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing DES Franchise 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.
DES Franchise Group franchise — frequently asked
Who owns DES Franchise Group — who is the franchisor?
DES Franchise Group's most recently filed FDD (2025) names DES Franchise Group, Inc. 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 DES Franchise Group franchise cost?
DES Franchise Group's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $66,500 – $103,050, with an initial franchise fee of $39,000 and a 3.5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against staffing & recruiting peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $133,000).
How much profit does a DES Franchise Group franchise make?
DES Franchise Group discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (3.5% of gross for DES Franchise Group), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any DES Franchise Group franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The headline figure DES Franchise Group discloses is $1,066,158 in average unit revenue.
Does DES Franchise Group disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — DES Franchise Group reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure is $1,066,158 in average unit revenue, as the franchisor states it.
Are there lawsuits against DES Franchise Group?
No — DES Franchise 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 DES Franchise Group a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from DES Franchise Group's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against staffing & recruiting peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is low 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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