Pressed Roots
Pressed Roots is a first-of-its-kind salon franchise built for women with textured hair, delivering expert silk presses in a premium, efficient studio. Founder Piersten Gaines, a Harvard Business School grad, built it to close a real gap: 85% of women with curly, coily, or kinky hair are unhappy with traditional salons, and they spend over $12 billion a year looking for better. Four company-owned Texas studios averaged about $1.09M in 2025 sales, and the brand backs it up with a full Item 19. It's a mission-driven, community-first concept in a growing beauty market, ideal for operators who want to build and scale.
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Brand highlights
- CEO
- Headquarters
- Year founded2018
- Year started franchising2025
- IndustryBeauty
- Locations open
Statistics & metrics
- Investment range$485,700 - $809,600
- Franchise fee$50,000
- Royalty
- Brand fund0% (up to 2%)
- Required Liquid Capital$250,000
- Required Net Worth$500,000
- Average Gross Sales — 4 company-owned studios, 2025$1,090,392.75
- Avg Direct Gross Profit Less Disclosed Expenses — 2025$232,631.25 (21.3%)
Brand superpowers
Silk press expertise built for textured hair
A premium salon experience, in and out fast
Harvard-founded, mission-driven beauty brand
Backed by a real Item 19 and proven studios
Solving a $12B underserved-market problem
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Ideal candidate profile
Desire to scale / multi-unit ownership
Owner Operator Preferred
Ability to recruit and scale a team
Community Centric
Leadership Skills
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FDD Version Referenced - Issuance Date: 2026-04-20
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