Teas

HTEAO

Fort Worth, TX · Founded 2009 · HTXX

HTEAO FC, LLC franchises the right to operate an HTEAO store featuring the sale of purified water, purified ice, bottled water, coffee, hot teas, freshly brewed iced teas, fresh fruit, snacks, cold food, and various retail products.

Read the 2025 FDD ↗www.hteao.com ↗

2026 Franchise 500

#407

144

units (2024)

42.6%

year over year

Units by Year

2021

2022

101

2023

144

2024

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment

$387,083 – $1,902,250

FDD Item 7

Franchise fee

$40,000

FDD Item 5

Ad fund

FDD Item 6

Financial performance

Yes

FDD Item 19 disclosure

Royalty

6% of Gross Revenue

Leadership

Justin Howe
CEO and Board Member
Heath Nielsen
President
Shane Clark
Chief Development Officer
Wayne Moore
Board Member
Andrew Hawes
Franchise Development Officer
Shravan Thadani
Board Member
Matt Gonzalez
Chief Logistics Officer

On File

FDD years

2025 2023

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Franchisee records

128

Current roster rows

Signed, not open

177

FDD Item 20, Table 5

Franchising for

7 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFHTEAO FDD 2025Most recent · opens in a new tab PDFHTEAO FDD 2023Opens in a new tab

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