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Pet waste removal from the Authority Brands portfolio — a 2026 FDD with dual-confirmed Item 19 numbers.
Home-services operators who want a low-cost recurring-revenue franchise and are unbothered by the work.
Item 19 dual-confirmed against the actual FDD
Median ($147K) sits well below the average — the spread is wide
Key facts
- 2026 FDD Item 7: $76,450–$93,850
- $39,900 initial fee
- Item 19: 65 full-year units averaged $365,634 (median $147,096)
- Top quartile averaged $1,013,831 in gross revenue
- Part of the Authority Brands portfolio; franchising since 2004
Pros and cons
Pros
- Item 19 dual-confirmed against the actual FDD
- Under-$100K buy-in with no retail build-out
- Recurring service revenue — pets keep producing
Cons
- Median ($147K) sits well below the average — the spread is wide
- Royalty has a weekly minimum regardless of revenue
- Roughly $1,000/mo local advertising on top of the ad fund
- The brand is the job
FDD figures and sources
Per the 2026 FDD (summarized by 1851; Item 19 tables cross-checked against the raw FDD PDF): Item 7 $76,450–$93,850. Initial fee $39,900. Royalty is the greater of 7.5% of gross revenue or a tiered weekly minimum, plus a 1.5% national ad fund and roughly $1,000/mo local advertising. Item 19: 65 franchised locations open the full 2025 fiscal year averaged $365,634 in gross revenue (median $147,096); the top quartile (17 units) averaged $1,013,831 (median $775,472). 111–135 franchised units. Verified Oct 2026.
Figures on this page come from the sources named above, checked on Oct 20, 2026. Franchise terms change every year — get the current Franchise Disclosure Document from the franchisor before you invest. Our methodology
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