Franchise opportunities compared

    Day Kitchen And Bath Mn vs Handyman Connection

    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.

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Day Kitchen And Bath Mn: 6, Handyman Connection: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureDKDay Kitchen And Bath MnHandyman Connection
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $115,600 – $158,768
    Total estimated initial investment: $115,600–$158,768
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13
    $115,837
    Total
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $60,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 7
    $71,000
    A separate one-time $6,000 software license fee is required before initial training.
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $6.00
    Royalty Fee: 6% of Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8
    6% of gross sales
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $140
    Brand Fund Contribution: greater of $140 or 2% of Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8
    1% of gross sales, with 2% up to $3,000,000, 1.5% between $3,000,000 and $5,000,000, and 1% over $5,000,000
    Brand Development Fund Contributions
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    10
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 33
    65
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +0
    Calculated: 10 at end of 2023 → 10 at end of 2025
    +3
    Calculated: 62 at end of 2023 → 65 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)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    2014
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    2013
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    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
    Franchised (27 locations) — revenue and other measures
    $575,120
    mean Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53
    Franchised (25 locations) — other measures
    41.16 percent
    other Gross Margin Percentage · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    Franchised (27 locations) — revenue
    $448,600
    median Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53

    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.