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Lemon Tree franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
Lemon Tree is a beauty and personal care franchise with an initial investment ranging from $184,794 to $277,939.
Everything below is free, read straight off Lemon Tree's registered filing, with where the numbers land against beauty & personal care peers. Weighing Lemon Tree against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Lemon Tree's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 640607 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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How much does a Lemon Tree franchise make?
Lemon Tree 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 beauty & personal care brand that discloses earnings in the Salon, beauty & personal care franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Lemon Tree 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 Lemon Tree's 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Lemon Tree franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Lemon Tree franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Lemon Tree lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
We do not publish a litigation answer for Lemon Tree. 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.
Lemon Tree closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Lemon Tree 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 Lemon Tree's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a beauty & personal care 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. Lemon Tree's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 5.9%, against a beauty & personal care median of 1.8% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +2 to 36 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Lemon Tree?
Lemon Tree's franchise is offered by Lemon Tree Development LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), 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.
Beauty & personal care franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Lemon Tree 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.
Lemon Tree franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Lemon Tree — who is the franchisor?
Lemon Tree's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Lemon Tree Development 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 Lemon Tree franchise cost?
Lemon Tree's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $184,794 – $277,939, with an initial franchise fee of $35,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against beauty & personal care peers it sits in the top quartile (median $429,500).
How much profit does a Lemon Tree franchise make?
Lemon Tree discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for Lemon Tree), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Lemon Tree franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Lemon Tree disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Lemon Tree 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 Lemon Tree?
We do not publish a litigation answer for Lemon Tree: Item 3 could not be read reliably from this filing, and we would rather say so than assert a clean record we have not verified. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check.
Is Lemon Tree a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Lemon Tree's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against beauty & personal care 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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