Which costs less to open, COOL BINZ or Junk King?

COOL BINZ: $889,180 – $1,109,015 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25); Junk King: $121,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Junk King. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

Which has more locations, COOL BINZ or Junk King?

COOL BINZ: 10 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58); Junk King: 171 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do COOL BINZ and Junk King disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

COOL BINZ has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Junk King has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

COOL BINZ vs Junk King

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.

COOL BINZ2026 FDD

Junk King2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

COOL BINZ

$889,180 – $1,109,015

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25

Junk King

$121,200

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

COOL BINZ

$59,900

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

Junk King

Not available

Royalty · Item 6

COOL BINZ

8% · percentage of Gross Sales, or 9% of applicable Minimum Monthly Gross Sales Requirement, whichever is higher

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

Junk King

Not available

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (COOL BINZ: 2, Junk King: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

COOL BINZ

Junk King

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

COOL BINZ

$889,180 – $1,109,015

TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25

Junk King

$121,200

TOTAL

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

COOL BINZ

$59,900

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

Junk King

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Royalty (Item 6)

COOL BINZ

8% · percentage of Gross Sales, or 9% of applicable Minimum Monthly Gross Sales Requirement, whichever is higher

Royalty

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

Junk King

Not available

No reviewed royalty record

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

COOL BINZ

2% of percentage of gross sales

Brand Marketing Fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

Junk King

Not available

No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

System scale & health

Disclosure

COOL BINZ

Junk King

Total outlets (Item 20)

COOL BINZ

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58

Junk King

171

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74

Net outlet change (Item 20)

COOL BINZ

Calculated: 3 at end of 2023 → 10 at end of 2025

Junk King

−1

Calculated: 172 at end of 2023 → 171 at end of 2025

Outlet exits (Item 20)

COOL BINZ

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Junk King

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

COOL BINZ

2023

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

Junk King

2023; predecessors began offering the franchised business in 2005

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 11

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

COOL BINZ

2022

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

Junk King

2022

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

COOL BINZ

Franchised locations — other measures

$347 per month

mean Rental Rate

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57

Company-owned locations — other measures

$509 per month

mean Rental Rate

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56

Junk King

Franchised (160 locations) — revenue — Continually Operated Businesses

$397 per job

mean Gross Sales per Job

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73

Franchised (80 locations) — revenue

$64,815

mean Gross Dumpster Revenue

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72

Franchised (160 locations) — revenue — Franchised Businesses that had been open and continuously operated during the e…

$519,227

mean Gross Hauling Revenue

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72

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.

COOL BINZ vs Junk King: common questions

Which costs less to open, COOL BINZ or Junk King?: COOL BINZ: $889,180 – $1,109,015 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25); Junk King: $121,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Junk King. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
Which has more locations, COOL BINZ or Junk King?: COOL BINZ: 10 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58); Junk King: 171 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do COOL BINZ and Junk King disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: COOL BINZ has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Junk King 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.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures