Franchise opportunities compared
MEINEKE vs Take 5
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
MEINEKE
$224,898 – $1,200,818
2025 FDD · Item 7Take 5
$287,145 – $2,053,642
2025 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
MEINEKE
Not available
Take 5
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
MEINEKE
$20,800
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 32Take 5
7%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
- MEINEKE and Take 5 disclose 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 (MEINEKE: 3, Take 5: 26). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
MEINEKEMEINEKE
Take 5
MEINEKE
Take 5
MEINEKE
Take 5
MEINEKE
Take 5
System scale & health
MEINEKEMEINEKE
Take 5
MEINEKE
Take 5
MEINEKE
Take 5
MEINEKE
Take 5
MEINEKE
Take 5
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
MEINEKEItem 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.
MEINEKE vs Take 5: common questions
- Which costs less to open, MEINEKE or Take 5?
- MEINEKE: $224,898 – $1,200,818 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Take 5: $287,145 – $2,053,642 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for MEINEKE. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do MEINEKE and Take 5 royalties compare?
- MEINEKE: $20,800 (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 32); Take 5: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, MEINEKE or Take 5?
- MEINEKE: 716 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 88); Take 5: 0 (2025 FDD · Item 20). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do MEINEKE and Take 5 disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- MEINEKE has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; Take 5 has reviewed Item 19 figures for 26 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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