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    Caring Transitions vs Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

    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.

    Caring Transitions2026 FDDDDDumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Caring Transitions

    $75,760

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

    $358,000 – $439,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Caring Transitions

    $58,900

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

    $40,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Royalty · Item 6

    Caring Transitions

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

    7%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Before you compare

    • Caring Transitions figures come from its 2026 FDD and Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Caring Transitions: 10, Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res: 25). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Caring Transitions

    $75,760
    Total estimated initial investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

    $358,000 – $439,000
    Total Initial Investment: $358,000 - $439,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Caring Transitions

    $58,900
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

    $40,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Caring Transitions

    6%
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

    7%
    Royalty Fee: 7% of Gross Revenues
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Caring Transitions

    2%
    National branding fee — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Caring Transitions

    423
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 42

    Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

    32
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 41
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Caring Transitions

    +109
    Calculated: 314 at end of 2023 → 423 at end of 2025

    Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

    +23
    Calculated: 9 at end of 2022 → 32 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Caring Transitions

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

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

    Caring Transitions

    2006
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

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

    Caring Transitions

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Caring Transitions
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — First quartile of franchises
    $509,928
    other First quartile of franchises
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second quartile of franchises
    $369,208
    other Second quartile of franchises
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Third quartile of franchises
    $173,792
    other Third quartile of franchises
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38
    +7 more groups in the full report
    DDDumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — The individual franchised outlet Dumpster Dudez of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (fir…
    31 percent
    other FPR #1
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 33
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — The individual franchised Dumpster Dudez outlet in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (fir…
    8,610 percent
    other 7% Royalty Adjustment
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 34
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — The individual franchised Dumpster Dudez outlet in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania,…
    28,932 percent
    other 7% Royalty Adjustment
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 35
    +22 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.

    Caring Transitions vs Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Caring Transitions or Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res?
    Caring Transitions: $75,760 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res: $358,000 – $439,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Caring Transitions. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Caring Transitions and Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res royalties compare?
    Caring Transitions: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13); Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Caring Transitions or Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res?
    Caring Transitions: 423 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 42); Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res: 32 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 41). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Caring Transitions and Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Caring Transitions has reviewed Item 19 figures for 10 location groups; Dumpster Dudez offers a franchise opportunity t o o ffer res has reviewed Item 19 figures for 25 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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