Glace Cryotherapy franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Glace Cryotherapy franchise takes $124,700 – $202,500 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $30,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 7% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Glace Cryotherapy franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $30,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $124,700 | $202,500 | $124,700 to $202,500 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $124,700 | $202,500 | $124,700 to $202,500 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Glace Cryotherapy's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 7% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | Not disclosed |
See the full Glace Cryotherapy cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Glace Cryotherapy's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Glace Cryotherapy's disclosed cost sits against the Health & Fitness category:
- Minimum startup cost of $124,700 — about 33% below the Health & Fitness median of $184,861.
- Initial franchise fee of $30,000 — about 39% below the Health & Fitness median of $49,000.
Category medians are computed from the Health & Fitness brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Health & Fitness franchises
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How Glace Cryotherapy's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2016–2016: began the window at 0 units; 1 units opened, 0 closed, ending at 1 units.
Not enough history to compute a survival figure — we need at least three years of unit data, and we don't extrapolate.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Glace Cryotherapy 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 Glace Cryotherapy 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 Glace Cryotherapy 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 Glace Cryotherapy 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 Glace Cryotherapy 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 Glace Cryotherapy franchise
Glace Cryotherapy is a health & fitness franchisor with 1 unit at the end of 2016 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2016 and 2016, it began the window at 0 units; its filings record 1 unit openings and 0 closures, ending at 1 units. Its parent company is Glace Franchising LLC.
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
The franchises described in this disclosure document are for the operation of a retail Cryotherapy spa specializing in the use of cryosaunas to provide whole body cryotherapy under the name Glace Cryotherapy™. Your market includes the general public, but primarily adult men and women who suffer from excess inflammation, injuries, aches and pains; seek athletic recovery; or are looking for an overall better sense of wellbeing.
Glace Cryotherapy franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Glace Cryotherapy franchise cost?
- $124,700 – $202,500 all-in to open, per Glace Cryotherapy's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Glace Cryotherapy units are there?
- 1 unit at the end of 2016 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).