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Section I – Estimated initial investment (franchise costs) for a Kitchen Solvers franchise, based on Item 7 of the company’s 2025 FDD
Section II – Initial franchise fee, royalty fee, and marketing fee for a Kitchen Solvers franchise, based on Items 5 and 6 of the company’s 2025 FDD
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Section IV – News updates on the Kitchen Solvers franchise opportunity
Section V – Presentation and analysis of Kitchen Solvers’ financial performance representations (average revenues and/or profits), based on Item 19 of the company’s 2025 FDD, including information on the:
- 2024 average, median, highest, and lowest gross revenue, materials expenses, installation expenses, adjusted gross revenue, and number of jobs for the 23 Kitchen Solvers franchise owners representing 31 franchised outlets that were in operation for a full 12 months as of December 31, 2024 and responded to the franchisor’s survey
- 2024 average, median, highest, and lowest gross revenue for the 23 Kitchen Solvers franchise owners representing 31 franchised outlets that were in operation for a full 12 months as of December 31, 2024 and responded to the franchisor’s survey, by tier (top third, middle third, and bottom third)
- 2024 average, median, highest, and lowest gross revenue for the 23 Kitchen Solvers franchise owners representing 31 franchised outlets that were in operation for a full 12 months as of December 31, 2024 and responded to the franchisor’s survey, by years in operation (1-4 years, and >4 years)
Section VI – Key ratios, comparables, computations, and analyses for the Kitchen Solvers franchise opportunity (exclusive content for Platinum subscribers)
Section I – Kitchen Solvers Franchise Costs
- Kitchen Solvers franchise costs, based on Item 7 of the company’s 2025 FDD:
- Initial Franchise Fee: $60,000
- Pre-Opening Training: $2,000 to $3,000
- Supplies Package: $5,900
- Local Marketing: $9,000
- Rent/Leasehold Improvements: $0 to $4,500 (Showroom)
- Office Equipment and Computer System: $0 to $4,500
- Vehicle: $0 to $2,100
- Vehicle and/or Trailer Wrap: $1,000 to $2,500
- Insurance Premiums: $1,000 to $3,500
- Utility Deposits and Business Licenses: $100 to $750
- Attorneys’ Fees: $500 to $1,000
- Bookkeeping Tech Fees: $300
- Accounting Fees: $750 to $1,500
- Back Office Expenses: $0 to $450
- Installation Tools: $0 to $7,250
- Technology Fees: $807
- Additional Funds (3-month period): $20,000 to $30,000
- Total Estimated Kitchen Solvers Franchise Costs: $101,857 to $136,807
Section II – Kitchen Solvers’ Initial Franchise Fee, Royalty Fee, and Marketing Fee
- Kitchen Solvers’ initial franchise fee, royalty fee, and marketing fee, based on Items 5 and 6 of the company’s 2025 FDD:
- Initial Franchise Fee: $60,000
- Royalty Fee: an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Monthly Minimum Fee, or (ii) a specified percentage of your monthly Gross Sales:
Monthly Minimum Fee
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- 7-12 months: $300
- 13-24 months: $600
- After 24 months: $900
Royalty, as a Percentage of Monthly Gross Sales
- $0 to $50,000: 6%
- $50,001 to $75,000: 5.5%
- $75,001 to $100,000: 5%
- $100,001 to $125,000: 4.5%
- $125,001 to $175,000: 4%
- $175,001 to $225,000: 3.5%
- $225,001 to $275,000: 3%
- $275,001+: 2.5%
- Local Marketing: 5% of expected annual gross sales (with a minimum spend of $3,000 per month for your initial 3 months of operation, unless Kitchen Solvers approves otherwise)
- Brand Fund Fee: 1% of Gross Sales
Section III – Number of Franchised and Company-Owned Kitchen Solvers Outlets
Franchised
2022
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 49
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 51
- Net Change: +2
2023
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 51
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 50
- Net Change: -1
2024
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 50
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 59
- Net Change: +9
Company-Owned
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: 0
- Net Change: 0
Section IV – News Updates on the Kitchen Solvers Franchise
Section V – Financial Performance Representations (Average Revenues and/or Profits) for the Kitchen Solvers Franchise (Item 19, 2025 FDD)
- As of December 31, 2024, there were 59 franchised outlets (with each “outlet” representing one franchised territory) open.
- Out of these 59 franchised outlets: (a) 16 were not in operation for a full 12 months as of December 31, 2024; and (b) one outlet is located in Canada.
- Kitchen Solvers sent unaudited Item 19 surveys to all remaining 42 franchised outlets requesting the financial performance information detail disclosed in this Item 19 (each an “Item 19 Survey”) for the 2024 calendar year (the “Measurement Period”).
- 23 franchise owners representing 31 of the franchised outlets responded to the survey. Kitchen Solvers refers to these 31 outlets as the “Item 19 Outlets” and the 23 franchise owners as the “Item 19 Franchise Owners” in this Item 19 financial performance representation.
Part 1 – 2024 Average, Median, Highest, and Lowest Gross Revenue, Materials Expenses, Installation Expenses, Adjusted Gross Revenue, and Number of Jobs for Item 19 Franchise Owners
- Part 1 reflects the average Gross Revenue Less Disclosed Expenses achieved during the Measurement Period for Item 19 Franchise Owners. Part 1 also discloses the highest and lowest overall Gross Revenue Less Disclosed Expenses in the group of Item 19 Franchise Owners. Part 1 also discloses the average Gross Revenue, Materials Expenses, Installation Expenses, and average Number of Jobs for Item 19 Franchise Owners.
Gross Revenue
- Average: $941,655 (100.0%)
- Percentage That Met or Exceeded Average: 30%
- Percentage of Gross Revenue: 100%
- Median: $736,175
- Highest in Group: $3,139,039
- Lowest in Group: $138,170
Materials Expenses
- Average: $344,115 (36.5%)
- Percentage That Met or Exceeded Average: 39%
- Percentage of Gross Revenue: 36.5%
- Median: $258,110
- Highest in Group: $918,969
- Lowest in Group: $41,451
Installation Expenses
- Average: $231,653 (24.6%)
- Percentage That Met or Exceeded Average: 22%
- Percentage of Gross Revenue: 24.6%
- Median: $122,300
- Highest in Group: $1,274,739
- Lowest in Group: $27,195
Gross Revenue Less Disclosed Expenses
- Average: $365,887 (38.9%)
- Percentage That Met or Exceeded Average: 26%
- Percentage of Gross Revenue: 38.9%
- Median: $252,593
- Highest in Group: $1,169,480
- Lowest in Group: $57,992
Number of Jobs
- Average: 34
- Percentage That Met or Exceeded Average: 35%
- Percentage of Gross Revenue: N/A
- Median: 27
- Highest in Group: 84
- Lowest in Group: 8
Part 2 – 2024 Average, Median, Highest, and Lowest Gross Revenue for Item 19 Franchise Owners, by Tier
- Part 2 reflects the Average Gross Revenue achieved during the Measurement Period for the following three tiers of Item 19 Franchise Owners: the top third, the middle third, and the bottom third. Part 2 also discloses the highest Gross Revenue achieved in each tier, the lowest Gross Revenue achieved in each tier, the median Gross Revenue achieved in each tier, and the number and percentage of Item 19 Franchise Owners that met or exceeded the average presented in each tier.
Top Third
- Number of Franchise Owners: 7
- Average Gross Revenue: $1,943,486
- Highest Gross Revenue in Group: $3,139,039
- Lowest Gross Revenue in Group: $1,007,293
- Median: $1,774,650
- Percentage That Met or Exceeded the Average: 29%
Middle Third
- Number of Franchise Owners: 8
- Average Gross Revenue: $693,348
- Highest Gross Revenue in Group: $805,137
- Lowest Gross Revenue in Group: $535,080
- Median: $738,027
- Percentage That Met or Exceeded the Average: 63%
Bottom Third
- Number of Franchise Owners: 8
- Average Gross Revenue: $313,360
- Highest Gross Revenue in Group: $511,258
- Lowest Gross Revenue in Group: $138,170
- Median: $292,377
- Percentage That Met or Exceeded the Average: 38%
Part 3 – 2024 Average, Median, Highest, and Lowest Gross Revenue, by Years in Operation
- Part 3 reflects the Average Gross Revenue achieved during the Measurement Period for the following groups of Item 19 Franchise Owners: (i) those who have been in business for between 1-4 years, and those who have been in business more than 4 years. Part 3 also discloses the highest Gross Revenue achieved in each group, the lowest Gross Revenue achieved in each group, the median Gross Revenue achieved in each group, and the number and percentage of Item 19 Franchise Owners that met or exceeded the average presented in each group.
1-4 Years
- Number of Franchise Owners: 9
- Average Gross Revenue: $570,072
- Highest Gross Revenue in Group: $805,137
- Lowest Gross Revenue in Group: $138,170
- Median: $581,138
- Percentage That Met or Exceeded the Average: 67%
>4 Years
- Number of Franchise Owners: 14
- Average Gross Revenue: $1,180,530
- Highest Gross Revenue in Group: $3,139,039
- Lowest Gross Revenue in Group: $184,528
- Median: $873,586
- Percentage That Met or Exceeded the Average: 43%
- “Gross Revenue” means the total reported revenues and receipts from the sale of all products and services sold through each Item 19 Outlet. Gross Revenue does not include sales tax.
- “Range” provides the lowest and highest outcome experienced for each category.
- “Job” means a customer contract for one job.
- “Materials Expenses” means the cost of all direct materials purchased by the Item 19 Outlet to complete all customer projects during the Measurement Period.
- “Installation Expenses” means the total amount of money spent on all subcontracted and employed labor needed to install and fulfill customer contract obligations by the Item 19 Outlet.
- For purposes of Part 1, “Gross Revenue Less Disclosed Expenses” is defined as Gross Sales less Materials Expenses and Installation Expenses.
- For purposes of Materials Expenses and Installation Expenses, a franchisee is considered to have met or exceeded the average if they experienced total expense amounts equal to or less than the related averages identified in the tables above.
- The Percentages of Gross Sales presented in Part 1 are disclosed to allow for the factoring in of the Materials Expenses incurred in connection with the performance of jobs.
- Some outlets have earned this amount. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you’ll earn as much.
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