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    A Better Solution in Home Care vs Chefs For Seniors

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • A Better Solution in Home Care and Chefs For Seniors disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (A Better Solution in Home Care: 2, Chefs For Seniors: 8). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureA Better Solution in Home CareCFChefs For Seniors
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $126,890 – $235,350
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $17,425 – $25,245
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $55,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $1,000,000
    Royalty reduced threshold 1
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    $8.00
    Royalty fee — 8%, subject to $150 monthly minimum from month 13
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $250
    Minimum monthly marketing fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    30
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43
    101
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +3
    Calculated: 27 at end of 2023 → 30 at end of 2025
    +13
    Calculated: 88 at end of 2023 → 101 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-owned ABS outlets in San Diego, CA and Phoenix, AZ, combined
    $299,012
    other Affiliate 2025 Assumed Royalty · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Agencies with 12 full calendar months of operation as of Dec.…
    $2,078,673
    other 2025 Gross Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — First quartile
    $305
    other Highest standard service fee · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second quartile
    $188
    other Mean standard service fee · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Third quartile
    $176
    other Mean standard service fee · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42
    +5 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

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