Franchise opportunities compared
Franchise Agreement vs Sparkle
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Franchise Agreement
$17,986 – $64,280
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32Sparkle
$116,175 – $1,031,250
2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Franchise Agreement
Not available
Sparkle
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Franchise Agreement
5%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25Sparkle
Not available
Before you compare
- Franchise Agreement figures come from its 2026 FDD and Sparkle figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Only Franchise Agreement has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
Franchise AgreementFranchise Agreement
Sparkle
Franchise Agreement
Sparkle
Franchise Agreement
Sparkle
Franchise Agreement
Sparkle
System scale & health
Franchise AgreementFranchise Agreement
Sparkle
Franchise Agreement
Sparkle
Franchise Agreement
Sparkle
Franchise Agreement
Sparkle
Franchise Agreement
Sparkle
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Franchise AgreementNo reviewed Item 19 figures
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.
Franchise Agreement vs Sparkle: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Franchise Agreement or Sparkle?
- Franchise Agreement: $17,986 – $64,280 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32); Sparkle: $116,175 – $1,031,250 (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 Franchise Agreement. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Franchise Agreement or Sparkle?
- Franchise Agreement: 5,669 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56); Sparkle: 9 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 37). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Franchise Agreement and Sparkle disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Franchise Agreement has reviewed Item 19 figures for 37 location groups; Sparkle has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. 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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Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
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Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure




