Bar-B-Clean franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.17 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$49,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · Greater of 6% of monthly Gross Revenue or $500/month minimum, due by the 5th of each month

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$750/year currently, due May 31 each year, cap of $1,000/year

Other fees

Digital Marketing Fee $500 (setup, on demand); Convention Fee ~$100/person; local/regional advertising cooperative of 1-3% of Gross Revenue if established (not currently assessed)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$8,000-$13,000; covers estimated payroll costs for the first 3 months of operation, excludes any owner draw/salary, standard pre-opening expenses, Royalties, technology fee, advertising fees, or debt service, and assumes no offsetting sales revenue

Fees sourceFDD p.11 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.17 ↗

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Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Revenue and Jobs by reporting 'Location' for Full Time and Part Time Franchised Locations (Tables 1a-1d); Adjusted Earnings and Margin for the sole Affiliate Location (Table 2); average/median Total Jobs and Revenue Per Job (Table 3)

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025 (with 2024 comparison for legacy locations and the Affiliate Location)

Sample

69 Franchised Locations (operated by an unspecified subset of the 37 total franchisees) plus 1 Affiliate Location that operated the entire 2025 calendar year, out of 106 franchised + 1 affiliate outlet at year end; reported as 22 aggregated 'Locations' in Tables 1a/1b (13 Full Time, 9 Part Time) plus 10 first-year Locations in Tables 1c/1d

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.37 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

77

Year-end outlets

106

Net change

+29

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

33

Terminations

4

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

1

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.43 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

14 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$142,500

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

14 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 1

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Bar-B-Clean franchise cost?

single unit, standard territory: $78,200 to $99,120; single unit with optional expanded territory (up to 100,000 households): $78,200 to $136,620; multi-unit under Multi-Franchise Addendum (2-10 units): $148,900 to $833,700 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $49,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.17 ↗

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How much do Bar-B-Clean owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Revenue and Jobs by reporting 'Location' for Full Time and Part Time Franchised Locations (Tables 1a-1d); Adjusted Earnings and Margin for the sole Affiliate Location (Table 2); average/median Total Jobs and Revenue Per Job (Table 3). Sample: 69 Franchised Locations (operated by an unspecified subset of the 37 total franchisees) plus 1 Affiliate Location that operated the entire 2025 calendar year, out of 106 franchised + 1 affiliate outlet at year end; reported as 22 aggregated 'Locations' in Tables 1a/1b (13 Full Time, 9 Part Time) plus 10 first-year Locations in Tables 1c/1d. Period: Calendar year 2025 (with 2024 comparison for legacy locations and the Affiliate Location).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.37 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Bar-B-Clean?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 1. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $142,500; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 14 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗