Barmetrix franchise
2025 filing · February 25, 2025Growing
Barmetrix at a glance
An outsourced inventory audit service that tracks liquor, beer, wine and food for bars, restaurants and hotels. At the end of 2024 there were 22 Barmetrix locations in the US, 19 franchised and 3 company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Business services
- Franchisor
- Barmetrix Hospitality LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Current franchisor selling since
- 2022
- 3 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Kensington, Maryland
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $61K–$66K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $54,900
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%–8% + minimum
- 8% of monthly gross revenue up to $62,500, 7% from $62,501 to $83,333 and 6% above, with a monthly minimum, paid monthly
- Renewal fee
- $4,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 5 years
- Territory
- None
- No exclusive territory
- Franchisor financing
- Some financing offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 22
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 19
- Company-owned
- 3
- Change in 3 years
- +7
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 9
- Most in Florida, Louisiana and North Carolina
Support and records
From Barmetrix Hospitality LLC’s 2025 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 83; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Barmetrix among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Barmetrix | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $63,275 | Costs less than 95% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $54,900 | Higher than 82% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 8% | Higher than 85% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 22 | More than 51% of franchises |
How much a Barmetrix franchise costs
Opening one Barmetrix costs an estimated $60,950 to $65,600. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the low-cost franchises.
Source: Barmetrix Hospitality LLC, 2025 filing, page 16
Barmetrix franchise fee
The franchise fee is $54,900. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Barmetrix Hospitality LLC, 2025 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 8% of monthly gross revenue up to $62,500, 7% from $62,501 to $83,333 and 6% above, with a monthly minimum, paid monthly. |
|---|---|
| Renewal Fee | $4,000 |
| Additional Training | Our then current training fee, currently $3,000 per trainee |
| Local Advertising | At least 1% of Gross Revenues |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Barmetrix Hospitality LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from pages 11–12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Barmetrix does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Barmetrix Hospitality LLC, 2025 filing, page 39
SBA loans to Barmetrix franchisees
Lenders approved 2 SBA 7(a) loans for Barmetrix franchisees from 2017 to 2019, $135K in all. All 2 that have ended were paid in full; none was charged off.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2024 / 2022–2024. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Barmetrix | Typical business services brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +12% / +58% | 0% / +3.6% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 0% | 5.9% / 25% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical business services brand is the median of the 114 brands in business services franchises with three years of counts.
How Barmetrix compares
Of the 324 business services franchises on this site, Barmetrix is the 116th cheapest to open and the 166th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Barmetrix | Typical business services brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $61K | $77K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $66K | $136K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $55K | $45K | $40K |
| Royalty | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| US locations | 22 | 32 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 187 of 324 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 324 brands in business services franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 (+1) | 3 | +1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 (+4) | 3 | +4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 (+2) | 3 | +2 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Barmetrix Hospitality LLC, 2025 filing, page 39
Where Barmetrix locations are
At the end of 2024, Barmetrix had locations in 9 states. The most are in Florida, Louisiana and North Carolina.
- Florida5
- Louisiana3
- North Carolina3
- Virginia3
- California2
- Georgia2
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Virginia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| California | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Texas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Barmetrix Hospitality LLC, 2025 filing, page 40
Who owns Barmetrix?
Barmetrix franchises are sold by Barmetrix Hospitality LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Barmetrix Hospitality LLC’s 2025 filing, page 8.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Barmetrix Hospitality LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Barmetrix filings
The figures on this page come from Barmetrix Hospitality LLC’s 2025 filing, issued February 25, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | February 25, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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