Kitchen Refresh franchise
2026 filing · August 31, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
Kitchen Refresh at a glance
A kitchen and bath refresh business refinishing and updating cabinets and drawers and installing backsplashes, flooring and countertops. At the end of 2025 there were 7 Kitchen Refresh locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Industry
- Home service
- Franchisor
- Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Current franchisor selling since
- 2021
- 5 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Bismarck, North Dakota
- Typical size
- 300–600 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $21K–$171K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $6K–$29K
- By territory tier
- Royalty
- None
- No royalty. You buy the products you install from the franchisor, pay a $100 weekly lead nurturing fee and spend at least $500 a week on local marketing
- Brand fund
- None now
- No brand fund
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 7
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 7
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +3
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 4
- Most in Minnesota, North Dakota and Missouri
From Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 112; 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
Kitchen Refresh among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Kitchen Refresh | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $96,340 | Costs less than 88% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $6,000 | Lower than 97% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 7 | Fewer than 66% of franchises |
How much a Kitchen Refresh franchise costs
Opening one Kitchen Refresh costs an estimated $21,280 to $171,400. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the franchises under $30K.
The biggest costs are vehicle ($4,000 to $35,000) and additional funds – 3 months ($7,200 to $35,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $6,000 | $28,500 | |
| Your Training Expenses | $0 | $9,500 | |
| Premises deposits | $300 | $4,000 | |
| Leasehold Improvements, Construction and/or | $500 | $18,000 | |
| Studio Products Display | $500 | $4,500 | |
| Other Furniture, Fixtures & Supplies | $500 | $2,600 | |
| Exterior & Interior Signage | $500 | $8,000 | |
| Tools & Equipment | $100 | $6,500 | |
| Vehicle | $4,000 | $35,000 | |
| Business Licenses and Bonds | $500 | $5,000 | |
| Computer Systems | $180 | $2,300 | |
| Professional Fees | $500 | $3,500 | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $0 | $5,200 | |
| Insurance | $500 | $3,800 | |
| Additional Funds – 3 months | $7,200 | $35,000 | |
| Total | $21,280 | $171,400 |
Source: Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 14
Kitchen Refresh franchise fee
The franchise fee is $6,000 to $28,500, by territory tier. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 8
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | No royalty. You buy the products you install from the franchisor, pay a $100 weekly lead nurturing fee and spend at least $500 a week on local marketing. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | No brand fund |
| Transfer Fee | $1,500-$7,500 |
| Required Minimum Expenditure for Local Marketing and Advertising | $500 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from pages 10–11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Kitchen Refresh publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 34
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Kitchen Refresh | Typical home service brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | −13% / +75% | +2.1% / +15% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 13% / 50% | 5.3% / 20% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical home service brand is the median of the 180 brands in home service franchises with three years of counts.
How Kitchen Refresh compares
Of the 475 home service franchises on this site, Kitchen Refresh is the 8th cheapest to open and the 334th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Kitchen Refresh | Typical home service brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $21K | $115K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $171K | $202K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $6K | $50K | $40K |
| US locations | 7 | 40 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 367 of 475 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 475 brands in home service franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | 5 (+5) | 0 | – | – |
| 2023 | 3 (−1) | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| 2024 | 8 (+5) | 0 | +5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 (−1) | 0 | 0 | −1 |
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.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 0 to 7 (+7). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 35
2021–2022: Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 34
Where Kitchen Refresh locations are
At the end of 2025, Kitchen Refresh had franchised locations in 4 states. The most are in Minnesota, North Dakota and Missouri.
- Minnesota3
- North Dakota2
- Missouri1
- Oklahoma1
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Source: Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 36
Who owns Kitchen Refresh?
Kitchen Refresh franchises are sold by Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC.
From Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 8. |
|---|---|
| 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: Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 8
Kitchen Refresh filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Kitchen Refresh Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued August 31, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository and the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | August 31, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
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