Bottle & Bottega franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Bottle & Bottega franchise takes $97,800 – $162,250 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $29,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. To qualify, Bottle & Bottega asks for $80,000 in liquid cash and a $250,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Bottle & Bottega franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $29,000 | $29,000 | $29,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $97,800 | $162,250 | $97,800 to $162,250 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $80,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $97,800 | $162,250 | $97,800 to $162,250 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 6% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Bottle & Bottega cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Bottle & Bottega's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Bottle & Bottega's disclosed cost sits against the Lodging & Leisure category:
- Minimum startup cost of $97,800 — about 98% below the Lodging & Leisure median of $6,130,275.
- Initial franchise fee of $29,000 — about 54% below the Lodging & Leisure median of $63,600.
Category medians are computed from the Lodging & Leisure brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Lodging & Leisure franchises
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How Bottle & Bottega's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2017: began the window at 0 units; 26 units opened, 4 closed, ending at 21 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Bottle & Bottega or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Bottle & Bottega for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Bottle & Bottega is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Bottle & Bottega grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Bottle & Bottega can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Bottle & Bottega franchise
Bottle & Bottega is a lodging & leisure franchisor with 21 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2017, it began the window at 0 units; its filings record 26 unit openings and 4 closures, ending at 21 units. Its parent company is Bottle & Bottega, Inc..
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
You will operate a BOTTLE & BOTTEGA Business, which provides interactive art entertainment programs and private events to individuals and groups both in a studio and at off-site locations. This franchise is for the operation of businesses specializing in providing interactive art entertainment events, including painting on canvas, wine glasses, wine bottles and creating mosaic art out of tile pieces, to public, private and corporate groups both in a Studio you must lease and through a mobile component that will travel to off-site or private locations.
Bottle & Bottega franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Bottle & Bottega franchise cost?
- $97,800 – $162,250 all-in to open, per Bottle & Bottega's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Bottle & Bottega units are there?
- 21 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Bottle & Bottega's units held up?
- 88% of units at risk between 2015 and 2017 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).