Franchise opportunities compared

    Closet Factory vs Day Kitchen And Bath Mn

    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.

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    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Closet Factory: 1, Day Kitchen And Bath Mn: 6). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureCFCloset FactoryDKDay Kitchen And Bath Mn
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $531,500 – $903,500
    TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13
    $115,600 – $158,768
    Total estimated initial investment: $115,600–$158,768
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    $60,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 7
    Royalty (Item 6)
    6.75% of Gross Receipts or $975 per week, whichever is greater; minimum royalty begins the 40th week following opening
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9
    $6.00
    Royalty Fee: 6% of Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $675
    Potential Customer Lead Referral Fee - national advertising initiative — Not to exceed national average cost per core sales lead for prior fiscal year
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    $140
    Brand Fund Contribution: greater of $140 or 2% of Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    92
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40
    10
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 33
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +8
    Calculated: 84 at end of 2023 → 92 at end of 2025
    +0
    Calculated: 10 at end of 2023 → 10 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)
    December 1985
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    1985
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Franchised and company-owned (50 locations) — revenue
    $3,885,157
    other Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised outlets open and operating continuously throughout calendar year 2025
    $865,300
    other Gross Sales Mean · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 30
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-owned reporting company outlet in Cincinnati, Ohio (Table 1a)
    $151,174
    other Direct Labor · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 30
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-owned reporting company outlet: Cincinnati, OH
    $18,272
    other Brand Fund · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 30
    +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.