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    Pause vs Restore Studio

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Pause2025 FDDRSRestore Studio2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Pause

    $880,600 – $1,534,900

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27

    Restore Studio

    $777,174 – $1,778,925

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Pause

    $60,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Restore Studio

    $44,500

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 21

    Royalty · Item 6

    Pause

    7% of gross revenue

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Restore Studio

    $90

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
    • Restore Studio discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Pause: 9, Restore Studio: 13). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Pause

    $880,600 – $1,534,900
    Total Estimated Initial Investment — single studio
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27

    Restore Studio

    $777,174 – $1,778,925
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Pause

    $60,000
    Item 5 reports lower fees in fiscal 2024 due to multiple franchises purchased at the same time.
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Restore Studio

    $44,500
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 21
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Pause

    7% of gross revenue
    Royalty Fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Restore Studio

    $90
    Royalty fee waived on Gross Sales during first 90 days after opening
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Pause

    1% of gross revenue; current rate 1%, maximum 2%; monthly
    Advertising Fund Contribution
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Restore Studio

    2%
    Brand Fund Contribution: 2% of Gross Sales — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 24

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Pause

    8
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73

    Restore Studio

    221
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 85
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Pause

    +5
    Calculated: 3 at end of 2022 → 8 at end of 2024

    Restore Studio

    +37
    Calculated: 184 at end of 2022 → 221 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Pause

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Restore Studio

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Pause

    Began offering franchises July 27, 2022.
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Restore Studio

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Pause

    Franchisor organized January 10, 2022, as a Delaware corporation.
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Restore Studio

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Pause
    Company-owned (5 locations) — other measures and costs
    1 percent of Gross Revenue
    other Advertising Contribution adjustment
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    Company-owned locations — revenue
    $1,569,015
    other Gross Revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 68
    Company-owned locations — memberships
    $179
    mean Membership fee
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    +6 more groups in the full report
    RSRestore Studio
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Quartile 1 subset of 2024 Included Studios, kept separate from the other quarti…
    $1,284,166
    other gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 81
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Quartile 2 subset of 2024 Included Studios, kept separate from all other quarti…
    $49
    other Number of studios
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 81
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Studios open and operating at least 12 months as of December 31, 202…
    262 memberships
    other number of active memberships
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 82
    +10 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Pause vs Restore Studio: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Pause or Restore Studio?
    Pause: $880,600 – $1,534,900 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27); Restore Studio: $777,174 – $1,778,925 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Restore Studio. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Pause and Restore Studio royalties compare?
    Pause: 7% of gross revenue (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); Restore Studio: $90 (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Pause or Restore Studio?
    Pause: 8 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73); Restore Studio: 221 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 85). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Pause and Restore Studio disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Pause has reviewed Item 19 figures for 9 location groups; Restore Studio has reviewed Item 19 figures for 13 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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