Cleanest Restaurant Group franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$60,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

8% · 8% of weekly Gross Sales (temporarily 4% until weekly Gross Sales hit $7,500 for 4 consecutive weeks or the 1-year anniversary), subject to a Minimum Weekly Royalty Fee Requirement starting month 13

Marketing contribution

1% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$250/month currently (up to $850/month max) plus $100/month per Additional Territory

Other fees

Brand Development Fund up to 3% of Gross Sales (currently 1%, min $50/Territory/week); Minimum Weekly Royalty Fee $200-$1,200/week depending on Territories (starts month 13); Local/Regional Advertising Cooperative up to $500/month + $300/month per Additional Territory

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$16,692 - $28,121 estimated for the initial three months of operations (employee salaries, inventory, rent, utilities), assuming two cleaners each working 5 hours/night, 7 days/week over 12 weeks

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.18 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Historical Gross Sales and profitability (Direct Gross Profit less disclosed expenses and franchise fees) for the single Company Owned Outlet; individual Gross Sales figures (not systemwide averages) for each Operational Franchise Outlet

Reporting period

Calendar Years 2024 and 2025

Sample

1 Company Owned Outlet (New York, NY); Operational Franchise Outlets: 4 of 10 total Franchise Outlets in 2024, 8 of 16 total Franchise Outlets in 2025

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.40 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

10

Year-end outlets

16

Net change

+6

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

6

Terminations

0

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.49 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

9 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$139,700

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

9 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

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 Cleanest Restaurant Group franchise cost?

single territory: $102,686 to $144,174; multiple territories (2-6 Territories): $152,686 to $374,174 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $60,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Cleanest Restaurant Group owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Historical Gross Sales and profitability (Direct Gross Profit less disclosed expenses and franchise fees) for the single Company Owned Outlet; individual Gross Sales figures (not systemwide averages) for each Operational Franchise Outlet. Sample: 1 Company Owned Outlet (New York, NY); Operational Franchise Outlets: 4 of 10 total Franchise Outlets in 2024, 8 of 16 total Franchise Outlets in 2025. Period: Calendar Years 2024 and 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.40 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Cleanest Restaurant Group?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. 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: $139,700; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 9 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗