Franchise opportunities compared

    Paramount Tax & Accounting vs PickleRage

    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.

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Paramount Tax & Accounting: 3, PickleRage: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureParamount Tax & AccountingPPickleRage
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $71,200 – $166,000
    Single-unit total initial investment — low estimate $71200
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18
    $883,000 – $2,495,550
    Total initial investment for one traditional Facility: $883,000–$2,495,550
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    $65,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $10
    Royalty 10% — 10%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    $7.00
    Royalty Fee rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee
    $1.00
    Marketing Contribution rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    102
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50
    5
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +26
    Calculated: 76 at end of 2023 → 102 at end of 2025
    +5
    Calculated: 0 at end of 2023 → 5 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Franchised (43 locations) — revenue and costs and other measures and profit
    $5,876,395
    other Franchised Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Both affiliate-owned outlets: Draper, Utah and Port St. Lucie, Florida
    50 percent
    other Affiliate Gross Sales 1,2 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Draper Utah and Port St Lucie Florida affiliate outlets
    $81,474
    other Affiliate Royalties 2 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    498 members
    other Memberships · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49

    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.