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THE DOG WIZARD vs ZOOM ROOM

Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.

THE DOG WIZARD
Proven & steady
ZOOM ROOM
Too little disclosed history
Verdict
Units · latest run
+42.0% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
+172.0% (2022–2024)
Weak
Exit quality
Too little history
Fair
Transfer / churn
Too little history
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$65,000
Franchise fee
$49,500
$112K–$424K
Investment range
$319K–$497K
8%
Royalty
8%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed

THE DOG WIZARD

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