Kitchen Guard

Kitchen Guard

Kitchen Guard franchises provide commercial kitchen exhaust system cleaning, air duct cleaning, vapor cleaning, grease containment, filter exchanges, inspection, maintenance, and restoration services. The business model involves franchising these specialized cleaning and maintenance services to operators who serve commercial kitchens and restaurants as their primary target market. Additional services may be authorized by the franchisor.

5
Locations
$198K–$264K
Investment
Since 2023
Franchising
ServicesOrlando, FLEverSmith Brands (Clintar, Inc.)www.kitchenguardfranchise.comDisclaimer

Franchise Costs


Franchise Fee
$49,000
Item 5 of FDD
Initial Investment Range
$197,950 $264,150
Low: $197,950High: $264,150
Item 7 of FDD
Royalty Rate
10.00%
of gross sales
Brand Fund
2.00%
Item 6 of FDD
Fixed Monthly Fees
$499 – $499
Item 6 of FDD

10% royalty (tiered to 9% over $1.5M and 8% over $3M) + 2% promotional fund + $499/mo technology fee

Financial Performance


Item 19 Financial Performance

Data Based On: Six Kitchen Guard Franchised Territories operating for a period of at least four months (four for at least six months, and three for at least seven months), with monthly gross billings data presented in Table 3. The document also includes financial performance data for one affiliate-owned business in Tables 1 and 2.

* The document explicitly states on page 5 that 'As none of our franchised locations have completed a full fiscal year of operation, we are unable to provide detailed annual performance data for Franchised Territories.' Table 3 presents monthly average and median gross billings for franchised territories by month of operation, but does not provide aggregated annual revenue or profit figures suitable for the requested fields. Tables 1 and 2 present detailed financial data (gross billings, costs, gross profit, general and administrative expenses, net operating income, imputed fees, and net income) but this data is explicitly for 'our affiliate-owned business.' Per the instructions to 'Extract ONLY individual franchise unit performance data' and 'IGNORE company-owned units UNLESS no franchise data exists', the affiliate-owned business data has been excluded for populating the average revenue and profit metrics. Therefore, these fields are set to null.

Extracted Item 19 Section

How Kitchen Guard Compares


Key Insights

  • Higher investment than 82% of Cleaning Services franchises
FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
Kitchen Guard
Current
$198K – $264K$49K10.0%5
THE MAIDS$82K – $160K$57K6.9%1,517
Chem-Dry$119K – $265K$36K7.0%1,099
MERRY MAIDS$127K – $170K$55K7.0%802
OpenWorks$4K – $134K$25K15.0%615
OXI FRESH CARPET CLEANING$54K – $105K$48KN/A481
Cleaning Services Average
72 franchises
$187K – $374K$45K7.1%

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 72 Cleaning Services franchises by location count.

Locations & Growth


Outlet Growth Over Time

Total outlets at end of each year

Geographic Distribution (2024)

Outlets by state across the United States

Top States
1AL
1
2AR
1
3CO
1
4DC
1
5TX
1

Franchisee Contacts


7 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

NameSBA Loan
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active

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Due Diligence


Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases0
No litigation involving franchisees reported

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo
No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
0
Non-Renewals
0
Reacquired
0
Ceased Ops
0
Transfers
0
Sold to Franchisees
0
Projected New
30

Frequently Asked Questions


The total initial investment to open a Kitchen Guard franchise ranges from $197,950 to $264,150. This includes a franchise fee of $49,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 10.0% of gross sales.

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