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    Augusta Franchise LLC vs GrassRoots Tree and Turf Care, Inc.

    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.
    • GrassRoots Tree and Turf Care, Inc. discloses 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 (Augusta Franchise LLC: 7, GrassRoots Tree and Turf Care, Inc.: 6). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureAugusta Franchise LLCGrassRoots Tree and Turf Care, Inc.
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $60,500 – $160,000
    TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15
    $157,300 – $495,600
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $24,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    $49,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $600 yr 1; $1,600 yr 2
    Continuing Service Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    7%
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee
    1%
    Brand Fund Contribution — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    197
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38
    23
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +57
    Calculated: 140 at end of 2023 → 197 at end of 2025
    +2
    Calculated: 21 at end of 2023 → 23 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)
    2019
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9
    2019
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    2019
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Franchised (115 locations) — revenue
    $353,001
    median Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37
    Franchised (35 locations) — revenue — Bottom 50% Locations Open Two Years Prior to 2024
    $257,965
    median Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37
    Franchised (70 locations) — revenue
    $558,656
    mean Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37
    +4 more groups in the full report
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Operational Franchisees opened 2019–2020
    $1,377,809
    other High annual Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Operational Franchisees opened 2023–2024
    $131,739
    other annual Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Operational Franchisees participating in the Turf Management Program
    $528
    other Turf Management Program customer sales, 2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42
    +3 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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