Franchise Facts Report → brands → Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite)
Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk No franchised units open yet
Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) offers a franchise opportunity in the 'Other' category with an initial investment ranging from $288,930 to $327,038.
Everything below is free, read straight off Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite)'s registered filing, with where the numbers land against other peers. Weighing Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite)'s most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-29042 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
Considering Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite)? See what else fits your budget
Tell us your budget and the industries you're open to. We'll match you with 5–10 franchises whose own FDDs fit — ranked by earnings disclosure, growth and closure rate — and email you the list. Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) will be on it if it fits.
Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) 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 Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing; the fees, litigation and outlet churn Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite)'s FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Other franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite)'s most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) 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.
Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) 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 Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite)'s most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a other 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. Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) reports no franchised units open yet — there is no operating track record to churn.
Franchises at a similar investment level at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) 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.
Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) franchise — frequently asked
How much does a Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) franchise cost?
Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite)'s most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $288,930 – $327,038, with an initial franchise fee of $30,000 and a 20% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against other peers it sits in the lower quartile (median $227,750).
How much profit does a Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) franchise make?
Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite)'s most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing.
Are there lawsuits against Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite)?
No — Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite)'s most recently filed FDD (2024) 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 Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite)'s numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against other 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.
Get a free email when something changes on Vessel USA, LLC (Franchise Lite) or other: a new FDD registration, a new lawsuit, an outlet count that shifts, or Item 19 earnings going from undisclosed to disclosed. Pulled straight from the same state registries this page is built on.