Ambrosio’s Take
Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions provides fryer management, cooking oil filtration, and kitchen services to restaurants and institutional kitchens on a recurring route basis, which gives it the kind of predictable repeat revenue that most service franchises can only aspire to — once a kitchen is on your route, they stay on your route. The system has grown steadily to 377 franchised outlets, and single-territory average annual revenue grew an impressive 20.6% in 2025 to $517,415, on top of 6.5% growth in 2024. The van-based, route-driven model scales naturally with additional territories, and the 69 multi-territory franchisees averaged $1,571,984 in total revenue in 2025, though as with Conserva Irrigation, the per-territory average for multi-territory operators trails that of single-territory operators — a pattern that reflects the operational investment required to build and manage a larger route network rather than a signal that expansion doesn’t pay.
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Section I – Estimated initial investment (franchise costs) for a Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise, based on Item 7 of the company’s 2026 FDD
Section II – Initial franchise fee, royalty fee, and marketing fee for a Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise, based on Items 5 and 6 of the company’s 2026 FDD
Section III – Number of franchised and company-owned Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions outlets at the start of the year and the end of the year for 2023, 2024, and 2025, based on Item 20 of the company’s 2026 FDD
Section IV – News updates on the Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise opportunity
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- 2025 average, median, highest, and lowest annual revenue for the 69 multi-territory Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchisees that reported revenue for all 12 months of 2025
- 2025 average, median, highest, and lowest annual revenue for the 37 single-territory Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchisees that reported revenue for all 12 months of 2025
Section VI – Key ratios, comparables, computations, and analyses for the Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise opportunity (exclusive content for Platinum subscribers)
Section I – Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions Franchise Costs
- Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise costs, based on Item 7 of the company’s 2026 FDD:
- Territory Fee: $49,950
- Opening Package: $74,950
- Taxes on Opening Package: $0 to $3,000
- Van: $8,150 to $8,300 (includes $6,500 initial payment and $550 to $600 per month for first 3 months), excluding applicable sales and use tax
- Expenses for Training: $250 to $1,500 for travel; $500 to $850 for lodging during field training
- Insurance: $2,300 to $7,200
- Information Technology: $0 to $3,000
- Additional Funds for 3 Months: $5,000 to $15,000
- Total Estimated Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions Franchise Costs: $141,100 to $163,750
Section II – Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions’ Initial Franchise Fee, Royalty Fee, and Marketing Fee
- Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions’ initial franchise fee, royalty fee, and marketing fee, based on Items 5 and 6 of the company’s 2026 FDD:
- Territory Fee (the Initial Franchise Fee): $49,950
- Base Royalty: a monthly fee equal to the greater of: (i) the amount determined by applying the royalty percentage(s) in the schedule (4.0% to 6.5%, depending on increment of Base Revenue for the calendar year) to Base Revenue for the prior month; or (ii) the Minimum Royalty of $650
- Marketing Contribution: 1% of Base Revenue for the prior month
- FiltaBio Royalty: 15% of your FiltaBio Revenue (only applicable when you are selling WVO locally on your own terms)
- FiltaGold Royalty: 4% of your FiltaGold Revenue
Section III – Number of Franchised and Company-Owned Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions Outlets
Franchised
2023
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 340
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 356
- Net Change: +16
2024
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 356
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 365
- Net Change: +9
2025
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- Outlets at the End of the Year: 377
- Net Change: +12
Company-Owned
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
2025
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 0
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 2
- Net Change: +2
Section IV – News Updates on the Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions Franchise
Section V – Financial Performance Representations (Average Revenues and/or Profits) for the Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions Franchise (Item 19, 2026 FDD)
- In this Item 19, Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions provides certain historical operating results for Filta franchisees in calendar year 2025.
- Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions had 117 franchisees in operation as of December 31, 2025. Of these, 106 franchisees were in operation and reported revenue for all 12 months of 2025.
- In the following tables, those 106 franchisees are divided into two groups: franchisees who operated in multiple territories (69 franchisees) and franchisees who operated in a single territory (37 franchisees).
- Of the 106 franchisees that reported revenue for all 12 months, 10 franchised outlets were transferred to existing franchise owners; in these cases, the seller’s revenue has been combined with the acquiring franchise owner’s total 2025 revenue.
- In addition, 2 franchised outlets were transferred to new franchise owners; for these outlets, the seller’s and buyer’s revenues have been aggregated to reflect the total 2025 revenue for each respective franchised business.
- Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions’ franchisees’ total systemwide revenue in 2025 was $133,122,479.
Part 1 – Multi-Territory Operators
- Number of Franchisees: 69
- Average Unit Volume: $1,571,984
- Highest Annual Revenue: $9,506,491
- Lowest Annual Revenue: $133,033
- Number and Percentage Exceeding Average: 28 (41%)
- Median Annual Revenue: $1,150,410
- Of the 69 franchisees in Part 1, 18 operated in 2 territories, 15 operated in 3 territories, 16 operated in 4 territories, and 20 operated in 5 or more territories in 2025. The territories are defined by mapping software (see Item 12) and range from 66,616 to 2,760,304 in population.
- The average number of vans operated by the 69 franchisees in Part 1 was 6.62 vans. The median number of vans operated was 5; the highest number of vans operated was 50; and the lowest number of vans operated was 1.
Part 2 – Single-Territory Operators
- Number of Franchisees: 37
- Average Unit Volume: $517,415
- Highest Annual Revenue: $1,829,462
- Lowest Annual Revenue: $73,384
- Number and Percentage Exceeding Average: 12 (32%)
- Median Annual Revenue: $337,985
- The average number of vans operated by the 37 franchisees in Part 2 was 2.86 vans. The median number of vans operated was 2; the highest number of vans operated was 8; and the lowest number of vans operated was 1.
- The franchisees in Parts 1 and 2 had a total of 556 MFUs in operation and 10,911 distinct customers billed in 2025.
- The financial performance representations appearing in this Item 19 constitute a historic representation.
- To the best of Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions’ knowledge, all of its franchisees use the cash basis of accounting.
- Some outlets have earned this amount. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you will sell as much.
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