Franchise opportunities compared

    HEALTH MART vs Vital Care

    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

    HEALTH MART

    $2,470 – $833,870

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Vital Care

    $555,750 – $1,005,785

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 1

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    HEALTH MART

    Not available

    Vital Care

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    HEALTH MART

    Not available

    Vital Care

    10.25%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • HEALTH MART discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Vital Care has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    HEALTH MART

    $2,470 – $833,870
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Vital Care

    $555,750 – $1,005,785
    Total Initial Investment: $555,750 to $1,005,785
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 1
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    HEALTH MART

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Vital Care

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    HEALTH MART

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Vital Care

    10.25%
    Royalty — Specialty Therapies
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    HEALTH MART

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Vital Care

    1%
    Marketing Fee maximum — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    HEALTH MART

    3,908
    Outlets at end of 2026
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43

    Vital Care

    110
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    HEALTH MART

    −636
    Calculated: 4,544 at end of 2024 → 3,908 at end of 2026

    Vital Care

    +45
    Calculated: 65 at end of 2022 → 110 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    HEALTH MART

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Vital Care

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

    HEALTH MART

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Vital Care

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

    HEALTH MART

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Vital Care

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    HEALTH MART

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Vital Care
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 73 franchised VC Businesses open and operating full year
    $45,351,173
    other 2024 top quartile average gross revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 73 franchised VC Businesses open and operating full year
    $4,955,328
    other 2024 third quartile average gross revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 73 franchised VC Businesses open and operating full year
    $16,465,278
    other 2024 all average gross revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    +7 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.

    HEALTH MART vs Vital Care: common questions

    Which costs less to open, HEALTH MART or Vital Care?
    HEALTH MART: $2,470 – $833,870 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Vital Care: $555,750 – $1,005,785 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 1). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for HEALTH MART. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, HEALTH MART or Vital Care?
    HEALTH MART: 3,908 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43); Vital Care: 110 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do HEALTH MART and Vital Care disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    HEALTH MART makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Vital Care has reviewed Item 19 figures for 10 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.

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