Heart to Home Meals franchise
A Heart to Home Meals franchisee delivers frozen prepared meals to customers for eating at home. At the end of 2025 there were 3 Heart to Home Meals locations in the US, 2 franchised and 1 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $135K–$346K
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Royalty
- None
- Locations, 2025
- 3
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From HTHM Franchising LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Heart to Home Meals franchise costs
Opening one meal delivery business costs an estimated $134,750 to $345,850. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: HTHM Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 18
Heart to Home Meals franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: HTHM Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | No royalty on product sales; franchisees purchase meals from designated suppliers and pay separate delivery fees. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: HTHM Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 12
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Heart to Home Meals publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: Canadian franchise results and a larger US affiliate operation, with Canadian sales converted to US dollars. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: HTHM Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 49
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 (+1) | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 (+1) | 1 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: HTHM Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 52
How Heart to Home Meals compares
Of the 169 food franchises on this site, Heart to Home Meals is the 6th cheapest to open and the 161st largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Heart to Home Meals | Typical food |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $135K | $452K |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 129 of 169 |
Typical is the median across the 169 brands in food franchises.
