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    EOS Worldwide vs Sweetwater Technologies

    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.

    EOS Worldwide2026 FDDSTSweetwater Technologies2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    EOS Worldwide

    $61,715 – $152,540

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Sweetwater Technologies

    Not available

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    EOS Worldwide

    $5,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Sweetwater Technologies

    $2,500

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Royalty · Item 6

    EOS Worldwide

    Not available

    Sweetwater Technologies

    25%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Before you compare

    • EOS Worldwide figures come from its 2026 FDD and Sweetwater Technologies figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • EOS Worldwide 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 (EOS Worldwide: 5, Sweetwater Technologies: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    EOS Worldwide

    $61,715 – $152,540
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Sweetwater Technologies

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    EOS Worldwide

    $5,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Sweetwater Technologies

    $2,500
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13
    Royalty (Item 6)

    EOS Worldwide

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Sweetwater Technologies

    25%
    Royalty Fee — 25% of Gross Sales collected for hourly services
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    EOS Worldwide

    $100
    Brand fund initial monthly maximum
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19

    Sweetwater Technologies

    3%
    Brand Fund Contributions — up to 3% of Gross Sales — 3%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    EOS Worldwide

    738
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 70

    Sweetwater Technologies

    5
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    EOS Worldwide

    +76
    Calculated: 662 at end of 2023 → 738 at end of 2025

    Sweetwater Technologies

    +4
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2022 → 5 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    EOS Worldwide

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Sweetwater Technologies

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

    EOS Worldwide

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Sweetwater Technologies

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

    EOS Worldwide

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Sweetwater Technologies

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    EOS Worldwide
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Professional U.S. operational franchisees
    $4,000 /year
    other Professional
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Certified U.S. operational franchisees
    $351,464 /year
    other Certified
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Expert U.S. operational franchisees
    $696,070 /year
    other Expert
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    +2 more groups in the full report
    STSweetwater Technologies
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Business 3
    3,801 acres
    other Chart A Franchised Business 3
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Business 1
    $232,363
    other Chart A Franchised Business 1
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Business 2
    $106,850
    other Chart A Franchised Business 2
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42
    +2 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.

    EOS Worldwide vs Sweetwater Technologies: common questions

    Which has more locations, EOS Worldwide or Sweetwater Technologies?
    EOS Worldwide: 738 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 70); Sweetwater Technologies: 5 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do EOS Worldwide and Sweetwater Technologies disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    EOS Worldwide has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups; Sweetwater Technologies has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 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

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