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    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan vs Smash My Trash

    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.

    JKJunk King and provide related services and products pursuan2025 FDDSmash My Trash2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    $125,400 – $300,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37

    Smash My Trash

    $372,050 – $492,200

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    $1,250

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 27

    Smash My Trash

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    Not available

    Smash My Trash

    8% of Gross Sales from trash compaction services plus 8% of Net Revenue from Ancillary Services; after 9 months, the greater of that amount or $2,600 multiplied by the number of Trucks required in operation

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Before you compare

    • Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan figures come from its 2025 FDD and Smash My Trash figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan: 17, Smash My Trash: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    $125,400 – $300,000
    Total Initial Investment: $125,400–$300,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37

    Smash My Trash

    $372,050 – $492,200
    Total Estimated Initial Investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    $1,250
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 27

    Smash My Trash

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

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Smash My Trash

    8% of Gross Sales from trash compaction services plus 8% of Net Revenue from Ancillary Services; after 9 months, the greater of that amount or $2,600 multiplied by the number of Trucks required in operation
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Smash My Trash

    1% of percentage of gross sales
    Brand Fund Contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    172
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 75

    Smash My Trash

    523
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    +9
    Calculated: 163 at end of 2022 → 172 at end of 2024

    Smash My Trash

    +4
    Calculated: 519 at end of 2023 → 523 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Smash My Trash

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

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Smash My Trash

    2018
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Smash My Trash

    2018
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    JKJunk King and provide related services and products pursuan
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Continually Operated Junk King businesses — Table 1-A 2nd Quartile
    $556,491
    other Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Continually Operated Junk King businesses — Table 1-A 3rd Quartile
    $355,222
    other Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Continually Operated Junk King businesses — Table 1-A Bottom Quartile
    $193,696
    other Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    +14 more groups in the full report
    Smash My Trash
    Franchised (107 locations) — revenue — 107 franchised Smash My Trash Businesses (covering, in the aggregate, 507 Terri…
    $840,477
    median Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    Franchised (107 locations) — revenue — 107 franchised Smash My Trash Businesses (covering, in the aggregate, 507 Terri…
    37.4 percent
    other Covered Businesses exceeding average Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69

    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.

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan vs Smash My Trash: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan or Smash My Trash?
    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan: $125,400 – $300,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37); Smash My Trash: $372,050 – $492,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan or Smash My Trash?
    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan: 172 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 75); Smash My Trash: 523 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan and Smash My Trash disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan has reviewed Item 19 figures for 17 location groups; Smash My Trash 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.

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