Which costs less to open, G.L.O.M. Global or yorCMO?

G.L.O.M. Global: $116,000 – $717,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7); yorCMO: $38,492 – $118,338 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for yorCMO. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

How do G.L.O.M. Global and yorCMO royalties compare?

G.L.O.M. Global: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13); yorCMO: 5% · Firm (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.

Which has more locations, G.L.O.M. Global or yorCMO?

G.L.O.M. Global: 1 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55); yorCMO: 26 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do G.L.O.M. Global and yorCMO disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

G.L.O.M. Global makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; yorCMO has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

G.L.O.M. Global vs yorCMO

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.

G.L.O.M. Global2026 FDD

yorCMO2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

G.L.O.M. Global

$116,000 – $717,500

2026 FDD · Item 7

yorCMO

$38,492 – $118,338

2026 FDD · Item 7

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

G.L.O.M. Global

$58,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

yorCMO

Not available

Royalty · Item 6

G.L.O.M. Global

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

yorCMO

5% · Firm

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
G.L.O.M. Global and yorCMO disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
Only yorCMO has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

G.L.O.M. Global

yorCMO

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

G.L.O.M. Global

$116,000 – $717,500

2026 FDD · Item 7

yorCMO

$38,492 – $118,338

2026 FDD · Item 7

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

G.L.O.M. Global

$58,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

yorCMO

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Royalty (Item 6)

G.L.O.M. Global

Royalty fee rate

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

yorCMO

5% · Firm

Solo/Firm royalty

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

G.L.O.M. Global

National advertising and development fund rate — 2%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

yorCMO

$750

Sales and Marketing Fund

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

System scale & health

Disclosure

G.L.O.M. Global

yorCMO

Total outlets (Item 20)

G.L.O.M. Global

Outlets at end of 2024

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55

yorCMO

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67

Net outlet change (Item 20)

G.L.O.M. Global

Calculated: 0 at end of 2022 → 1 at end of 2024

yorCMO

Calculated: 26 at end of 2023 → 26 at end of 2025

Outlet exits (Item 20)

G.L.O.M. Global

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

yorCMO

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

G.L.O.M. Global

Not available

Not in reviewed records

yorCMO

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

G.L.O.M. Global

Not available

Not in reviewed records

yorCMO

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

G.L.O.M. Global

Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

yorCMO

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchise Outlet 1 (Firm yorCMO), Carol Stream, Illinois; opened September 2019

$230,480

other Franchise Outlet 1 gross sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company Owned Outlet in Omaha, Nebraska; operated since March 2017, Solo yorCMO…

$154,280

other Company-owned gross sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52

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.

G.L.O.M. Global vs yorCMO: common questions

Which costs less to open, G.L.O.M. Global or yorCMO?: G.L.O.M. Global: $116,000 – $717,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7); yorCMO: $38,492 – $118,338 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for yorCMO. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do G.L.O.M. Global and yorCMO royalties compare?: G.L.O.M. Global: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13); yorCMO: 5% · Firm (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Which has more locations, G.L.O.M. Global or yorCMO?: G.L.O.M. Global: 1 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55); yorCMO: 26 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do G.L.O.M. Global and yorCMO disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: G.L.O.M. Global makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; yorCMO has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 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