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    Blue Moon vs Mac Tools

    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.

    BMBlue Moon2025 FDDMac Tools2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Blue Moon

    $57,015 – $113,325

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 29

    Mac Tools

    $9,750 – $418,385

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Blue Moon

    $57,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 18

    Mac Tools

    $8,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Royalty · Item 6

    Blue Moon

    5.5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    Mac Tools

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Blue Moon figures come from its 2025 FDD and Mac Tools figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Mac Tools 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 (Blue Moon: 14, Mac Tools: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Blue Moon

    $57,015 – $113,325
    Single Unit — TOTAL Single Unit: 57015 to 113325
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 29

    Mac Tools

    $9,750 – $418,385
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Blue Moon

    $57,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 18

    Mac Tools

    $8,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Blue Moon

    5.5%
    Standard Offering royalty
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    Mac Tools

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

    Blue Moon

    1%
    National Advertising Fee — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    Mac Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Blue Moon

    123
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57

    Mac Tools

    832
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 82
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Blue Moon

    +31
    Calculated: 92 at end of 2022 → 123 at end of 2024

    Mac Tools

    +19
    Calculated: 813 at end of 2023 → 832 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Blue Moon

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Mac Tools

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

    Blue Moon

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Mac Tools

    March 2007
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Blue Moon

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Mac Tools

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    BMBlue Moon
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table B 37 - 60 months time-in-business group; franchise owners
    29 owners
    other Owners
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table A 37 - 60 months time-in-business cohort of franchised territories; perio…
    16 territories
    other Territories attaining/exceeding median
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table A 12 - 36 months time-in-business cohort of franchised territories; perio…
    $141,929
    other Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    +11 more groups in the full report
    Mac Tools
    Franchised (894 routes) — revenue
    $19,457 per Route
    other Gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80

    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.

    Blue Moon vs Mac Tools: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Blue Moon or Mac Tools?
    Blue Moon: $57,015 – $113,325 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 29); Mac Tools: $9,750 – $418,385 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Mac Tools. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Blue Moon or Mac Tools?
    Blue Moon: 123 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57); Mac Tools: 832 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 82). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Blue Moon and Mac Tools disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Blue Moon has reviewed Item 19 figures for 14 location groups; Mac Tools has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. 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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