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    Rocket Fizz vs Smallman Tools

    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.

    Rocket Fizz2026 FDDSmallman Tools2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Rocket Fizz

    $130,400

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    Smallman Tools

    Not available

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Rocket Fizz

    Not available

    Smallman Tools

    $10,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 3

    Royalty · Item 6

    Rocket Fizz

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9

    Smallman Tools

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Rocket Fizz figures come from its 2026 FDD and Smallman Tools figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Only Rocket Fizz has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Rocket Fizz

    $130,400
    Cash As Incurred Rocket Fizz Approved Suppliers & Employees Grand Total 13
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    Smallman Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Rocket Fizz

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Smallman Tools

    $10,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 3
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Rocket Fizz

    5%
    Monthly royalty: greater of 5% of Gross Revenue or fixed minimum
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9

    Smallman Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Rocket Fizz

    1%
    Future marketing fund contribution low end: 1% of Gross Revenue; currently not required — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9

    Smallman Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Rocket Fizz

    103
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 53

    Smallman Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Rocket Fizz

    +17
    Calculated: 86 at end of 2022 → 103 at end of 2025

    Smallman Tools

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Rocket Fizz

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Smallman Tools

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

    Rocket Fizz

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Smallman Tools

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

    Rocket Fizz

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Smallman Tools

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Rocket Fizz
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table A Quartile A (1% - 25%)
    25 shops
    other 2025 Quartile A
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table A Quartile B (26% - 50%)
    24 shops
    other 2025 Quartile B
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table A Quartile C (51% - 75%)
    22 shops
    other 2025 Quartile C
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    +13 more groups in the full report
    Smallman Tools

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    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.

    Rocket Fizz vs Smallman Tools: common questions

    Do Rocket Fizz and Smallman Tools disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Rocket Fizz has reviewed Item 19 figures for 16 location groups; Smallman Tools makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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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