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ITEMS 5–7 · FDD 2026

How much is a Sparkle Grooming (Regional Developer) franchise?

Per Sparkle Grooming (Regional Developer)'s 2026 FDD, the initial franchise fee is $98K (Item 5) and the total initial investment runs $116K–$1.0M (Item 7).

Franchise fee · Item 5

$98K

one-time, to buy in

Total investment · Item 7

$116K–$1.0M

franchisor's own estimate

Sparkle Grooming (Regional Developer) vs pet services medians18 systems benchmarked
Cost lineSparkle Grooming (Regional Developer)Sector median
Initial franchise fee ITEM 5$98K$55K
Total initial investment ITEM 7$116K–$1.0M$265K–$498K

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Breakeven framingwhat it costs · what it drags

The buy-in is the smaller number. The larger one is the drag: royalties and fees leaves before rent, labor, or your salary — so breakeven depends on volume you cannot know from the FDD; use the Item 19 figures as a starting point, not a promise.

To open (Item 7)

$116K–$1.0M

all-in investment range

Franchise fee (Item 5)

$98K

upfront, one-time

Royalty (Item 6)

of sales, ongoing

If a unit does this in annual sales…$1M/yr

Your figure — cross-check against this brand's Item 19 and current-owner validation.

Royalty you'd pay / yr

$0

0% of sales, before profit

Over a 10-yr term

$0

royalties alone, excl. ad fund

This is not profit. It's the only money the FDD actually pins down — what you put in, and the royalty you owe on every dollar of sales. Your real take-home depends on labor, rent, food cost, and ramp-to-breakeven, none of which any FDD discloses.

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Sparkle Grooming (Regional Developer) cost questions, answered from the filing

How much is a Sparkle Grooming (Regional Developer) franchise?

Per Sparkle Grooming (Regional Developer)'s 2026 FDD, opening a franchise requires an initial franchise fee of $98K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $116K–$1.0M (Item 7). Item 7 is the franchisor's own estimate — treat the low end as a floor, not a budget.

Does Sparkle Grooming (Regional Developer) tell you what franchisees earn?

Partly — Sparkle Grooming (Regional Developer) makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD. Unit revenue is not owner profit: subtract royalties, ad fund, rent, labor, and debt service.

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