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    Bloomin’ Blinds vs MITS Business

    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.

    Bloomin’ Blinds2025 FDDMITS Business2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Bloomin’ Blinds

    $24,400 – $212,100

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    MITS Business

    $78,000 – $107,700

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Bloomin’ Blinds

    $49,500

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    MITS Business

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Bloomin’ Blinds

    Greater of 6% of Total Sales or $600 per month for each territory

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    MITS Business

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
    • Bloomin’ Blinds and MITS Business 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 (Bloomin’ Blinds: 13, MITS Business: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Bloomin’ Blinds

    $24,400 – $212,100
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    MITS Business

    $78,000 – $107,700
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Bloomin’ Blinds

    $49,500
    A qualified veteran may receive a $4,950 discount; larger territories and multi-territory purchases have different fees.
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    MITS Business

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Bloomin’ Blinds

    Greater of 6% of Total Sales or $600 per month for each territory
    Royalty
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    MITS Business

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Bloomin’ Blinds

    $300
    Brand Development Fund Contribution — Greater of 2% of Total Sales or $300 per month for each territory
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    MITS Business

    $100
    Basic marketing support monthly fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Bloomin’ Blinds

    290
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 65

    MITS Business

    117
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Bloomin’ Blinds

    +102
    Calculated: 188 at end of 2022 → 290 at end of 2024

    MITS Business

    +16
    Calculated: 101 at end of 2022 → 117 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Bloomin’ Blinds

    12
    Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2024 · Calculated turnover 5.1% of outlets at start of year
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 65

    MITS Business

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Bloomin’ Blinds

    2014
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    MITS Business

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Bloomin’ Blinds

    2014
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    MITS Business

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Bloomin’ Blinds
    Franchised (43 locations) — other measures
    $123,064
    mean Adjusted Earnings
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53
    Franchised locations — revenue
    17.51 percent
    mean YOY Sales Growth
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    Franchised (43 outlets) — profit
    45.8 percent
    mean Gross Profit Margin
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    +10 more groups in the full report
    MITS Business
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — U.S. MITS franchisees with opening date before Jan. 1, 2024
    70 units
    other Survey sample size
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Survey respondents eligible under opening-date rule; most recently completed ca…
    70 percent
    other Close rate
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Survey respondents for most recently completed calendar year
    $624,352
    other revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41

    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.

    Bloomin’ Blinds vs MITS Business: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Bloomin’ Blinds or MITS Business?
    Bloomin’ Blinds: $24,400 – $212,100 (2025 FDD · Item 7); MITS Business: $78,000 – $107,700 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Bloomin’ Blinds. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Bloomin’ Blinds or MITS Business?
    Bloomin’ Blinds: 290 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 65); MITS Business: 117 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Bloomin’ Blinds and MITS Business disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Bloomin’ Blinds has reviewed Item 19 figures for 13 location groups; MITS Business has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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