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Section I – Estimated initial investment (franchise costs) for a Kitchen Guard franchise, based on Item 7 of the company’s 2025 FDD
Section II – Initial franchise fee, royalty fee, and marketing fee for a Kitchen Guard franchise, based on Items 5 and 6 of the company’s 2025 FDD
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Section IV – News updates on the Kitchen Guard franchise opportunity
Section V – Presentation and analysis of Kitchen Guard’s financial performance representations (average revenues and/or profits), based on Item 19 of the company’s 2025 FDD, including information on the:
- 2024 primary service area gross billings, outside of primary service area gross billings, and total gross billings for Kitchen Guard’s affiliate-owned business substantially similar to the business offered in the disclosure document
- 2024 total gross billings, cost of sales and gross profit, general and administrative expenses, net operating income, imputed fees, and net income for Kitchen Guard’s affiliate-owned business substantially similar to the business offered in the disclosure document
- month 1-7 average, median, highest, and lowest monthly gross billings for six Kitchen Guard Franchised Territories that have been operating for a period of at least four months, four Franchised Territories that have been operating for a period of at least six months, and three Franchised Territories that have been operating for a period of at least seven months
Section VI – Key ratios, comparables, computations, and analyses for the Kitchen Guard franchise opportunity (exclusive content for Platinum subscribers)
Section I – Kitchen Guard Franchise Costs
- Kitchen Guard franchise costs, based on Item 7 of the company’s 2025 FDD:
- Initial Fee: $49,000
- Training: $1,200 to $3,800
- Equipment, Inventory, and Supplies, Marketing Supplies: $52,500 to $77,350
- Rent – 3 Months: $3,750 to $18,000
- Tenant Improvements: $1,000 to $7,000
- Vehicle Expenses: $3,000 to $6,000
- Computer Equipment, Phones, and Technology Fees: $3,000 to $5,000
- Miscellaneous: $5,500 to $9,000
- Local Marketing: $5,000
- Additional Funds: $74,000 to $84,000
- Total Estimated Kitchen Guard Franchise Costs: $197,950 to $264,150
Section II – Kitchen Guard’s Initial Franchise Fee, Royalty Fee, and Marketing Fee
- Kitchen Guard’s initial franchise fee, royalty fee, and marketing fee, based on Items 5 and 6 of the company’s 2025 FDD:
- Initial Fee: $49,000
- Royalty: 8% to 10% of Gross Billings. 10% on Gross Billings up to $1,499,999; 9% on Gross Billings between $1,500,000 up to $2,999,999; and 8% on Gross Billings $3,000,000 and above. You must pay Kitchen Guard a minimum monthly royalty of $750 to $2,000 depending on how long you have been operating.
- Promotional Fund: 2% of your Gross Billings
Section III – Number of Franchised and Company-Owned Kitchen Guard Outlets
Franchised
2022
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- Outlets at the End of the Year: 0
- Net Change: 0
2023
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 0
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 0
- Net Change: 0
2024
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 0
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 5
- Net Change: +5
Company-Owned
2022
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 1
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 1
- Net Change: 0
2023
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 1
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 1
- Net Change: 0
2024
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- Outlets at the End of the Year: 1
- Net Change: 0
Section IV – News Updates on the Kitchen Guard Franchise
Section V – Financial Performance Representations (Average Revenues and/or Profits) for the Kitchen Guard Franchise (Item 19, 2025 FDD)
- The first part of Item 19 sets forth certain historical data submitted by Kitchen Guard’s affiliate-owned business substantially similar to the business offered in the disclosure document.
- Parts 1 and 2 show the affiliate-owned business’ total billings and certain costs and expenses. The information presented is for January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024 (the “Measurement Period”).
- The affiliate has been operating the business for over 10 years and operates out of a facility in Escondido, CA servicing all of San Diego County, CA (the “Primary Service Area”). The Primary Service Area encompasses a territory that is three times as large as the territory offered in the disclosure document.
- During the Measurement Period, the affiliate also serviced select customer locations outside of the Primary Service Area. While Kitchen Guard’s affiliate reports all activity as a single business, it does track sales inside and outside of its Primary Service Area.
- Part 1 contains the percentage of Gross Billings generated from inside and outside the Primary Service Area during the Measurement Period.
- Part 2 lists the combined operation’s Gross Billings, Cost of Sales and Gross Profit, and General and Administrative Expenses as well as their respective percentage of sales. The affiliate did not pay royalty, a technology fee, or make promotional fund contributions in 2024, but this table imputes those charges to the business and reports the affiliate’s Net Income after all of the presented costs and expenses.
- None of Kitchen Guard’s franchised locations have completed a full fiscal year of operation. However, as of the publication date of the disclosure document, six Kitchen Guard Franchised Territories have been operating for a period of at least four months, four Franchised Territories have been operating for a period of at least six months, and three Franchised Territories have been operating for a period of at least seven months.
- Part 3 outlines the Average and Median Gross Billings by month of operation for these Franchised Territories. For all Franchised Territories included in this chart, Month 1 refers to the first full month of operation following the completion of franchisee training.
- Some outlets have earned this amount. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you’ll earn as much.
Part 1
- The table below sets forth Kitchen Guard’s Affiliate’s Gross Billings for the Measurement Period generated inside and outside its Primary Service Area:
Gross Billings
- Primary Service Area: San Diego County (Three Territories): $4,056,181 (76.4%)
- Outside of Primary Service Area: $1,251,501 (23.6%)
- Total: $5,307,682 (100.0%)
Part 2
- The table below sets forth Kitchen Guard’s Affiliate’s Gross Billings, Cost of Sales and Gross Profit, General and Administrative Expenses, imputed Royalty, Technology Fees, and Promotional Fund Contribution, and the Affiliate’s Net Income after payment of the imputed fees for the Measurement Period.
Gross Billings
- KEC: $4,125,795 (77.7%)
- Green Steam & Vapor Clean: $60,936 (1.1%)
- Fees Billed & Services & Chemical/Soak Tanks: $116,984 (2.2%)
- Loyalty Discount: -$46,925 (-0.9%)
- Primary Billings Total: $4,256,789 (80.2%)
- Repairs: $328,997 (6.2%)
- Filter Exchange: $721,896 (13.6%)
- Total Gross Billings: $5,307,682 (100.0%)
Cost of Sales and Gross Profit
- Cost of Sales Labor (Including Repair Labor): $1,646,795 (31.0%)
- Supplies & Materials COS: $243,208 (4.6%)
- Repair/Maintenance Supplies & Subs: $272,922 (5.1%)
- Vehicle Fuel & Maintenance: $8,753 (0.2%)
- Uniforms: $41,855 (0.8%)
- Warehouse Labor: $184,885 (3.5%)
- Ops Labor, Insurance & Taxes: $261,921 (4.9%)
- Sales Labor, Insurance & Taxes: $275,356 (5.2%)
- Health Insurance ER & Benefits: $106,644 (2.0%)
- Subtotal: $3,042,339 (57.3%)
Gross Profit: $2,265,343 (42.7%)
General & Administrative Expenses
- Advertising/Marketing: $61,546 (1.2%)
- Admin Labor, Insurance & Taxes: $355,466 (6.7%)
- Bank/Merchant Fees: $3,818 (0.1%)
- Facility Maintenance: $77,513 (1.5%)
- Insurance: $34,844 (0.7%)
- Software: $5,284 (0.1%)
- Rent: $263,010 (5.0%)
- Utilities: $82,774 (1.6%)
- Communications: $52,003 (1.0%)
- Subtotal: $936,259 (17.6%)
Net Operating Income: $1,329,085 (25.0%)
Imputed Fees
- Royalties to KG: $530,768 (10.0%)
- Tech Fees: $5,988 (0.1%)
- Marketing Brand Fund: $106,154 (2.0%)
- Subtotal: $642,910 (12.1%)
Net Income: $686,175 (12.9%)
- Gross Billings means all revenues of the business less discounts and credits.
- Cost of Sales means the labor, materials, and overhead directly tied to the delivery of Services.
- Gross Profit means Gross Billings less the Cost of Sales.
- The above figures exclude owners’ salaries, freelancers, legal and other professional fees, IT consulting, collection services, travel, financing expenses, interest expense, interest income, depreciation, and amortization expenses.
- Operating Income means Gross Profit less the disclosed General and Administrative Expenses.
- Royalty Fee is imputed based on the royalty fee set forth in the disclosure document for each territory – 10% of annual Gross Billings up to $1,499,999, 9% between $1,500,000 and $2,999,999, and 8% of above $3,000,000.
- The Technology Fee is imputed based on $499 per month set forth in the disclosure document.
- Promotional Fund Contribution is imputed based on the promotional fund contribution (2%) set forth in the disclosure document.
- Net Income after Royalties, Technology Fees, and Promotional Fund Contributions means Operating Income less those imputed expenses.
- Operating Income and Net Income after Royalties, Technology Fees, and Promotional Fund Contributions are before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization. You should consult with your tax advisor regarding depreciation and amortization schedules and the period over which assets of your business may be amortized or depreciated, as well as the effect, if any, of any recent or proposed tax legislation.
- Percentages are determined by dividing the category by Gross Billings. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Part 3
- As none of Kitchen Guard’s franchised locations have completed a full fiscal year of operation, Kitchen Guard is unable to provide detailed annual performance data for Franchised Territories. However, as of the publication date of the disclosure document, six Kitchen Guard Franchised Territories have been operating for a period of at least four months, four Franchised Territories have been operating for a period of at least six months, and three Franchised Territories have been operating for a period of at least seven months.
- Part 3 below outlines the Average and Median Gross Billings by month of operation for these Franchised Territories. For all Franchised Territories included in this chart, Month 1 refers to the first full month of operation following the completion of franchisee training.
Month 1
- Average Monthly Gross Billings: $0
- High Monthly Gross Billings: $0
- Low Monthly Gross Billings: $0
- Median Monthly Gross Billings: $0
Month 2
- Average Monthly Gross Billings: $1,215
- High Monthly Gross Billings: $5,675
- Low Monthly Gross Billings: $0
- Median Monthly Gross Billings: $1
Month 3
- Average Monthly Gross Billings: $3,265
- High Monthly Gross Billings: $6,756
- Low Monthly Gross Billings: $0
- Median Monthly Gross Billings: $3,362
Month 4
- Average Monthly Gross Billings: $6,483
- High Monthly Gross Billings: $12,062
- Low Monthly Gross Billings: $0
- Median Monthly Gross Billings: $6,399
Month 5
- Average Monthly Gross Billings: $4,552
- High Monthly Gross Billings: $10,702
- Low Monthly Gross Billings: $521
- Median Monthly Gross Billings: $3,492
Month 6
- Average Monthly Gross Billings: $12,368
- High Monthly Gross Billings: $26,856
- Low Monthly Gross Billings: $521
- Median Monthly Gross Billings: $11,048
Month 7
- Average Monthly Gross Billings: $13,321
- High Monthly Gross Billings: $23,821
- Low Monthly Gross Billings: $307
- Median Monthly Gross Billings: $15,836
- Gross Billings means all revenues from the business, less discounts and credits billed in that month of operation.
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