Which costs less to open, Royal or Sparkle?

Royal: $22,696 – $81,312 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37); Sparkle: $116,175 – $1,031,250 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Royal. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

Which has more locations, Royal or Sparkle?

Royal: 4,750 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 72); Sparkle: 9 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 37). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do Royal and Sparkle disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Royal makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Sparkle has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

Royal vs Sparkle

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.

Royal2026 FDD

Sparkle2025 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Royal

$22,696 – $81,312

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37

Sparkle

$116,175 – $1,031,250

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Royal

Not available

Sparkle

Not available

Royalty · Item 6

Royal

11% · percent of monthly Gross Revenue; $100 minimum for first 12 months and $250 minimum thereafter

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23

Sparkle

Not available

Before you compare

Royal figures come from its 2026 FDD and Sparkle figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

Royal

Sparkle

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Royal

$22,696 – $81,312

Total

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37

Sparkle

$116,175 – $1,031,250

Estimated initial investment, Regional Developer Business

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Royal

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Sparkle

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Royalty (Item 6)

Royal

11% · percent of monthly Gross Revenue; $100 minimum for first 12 months and $250 minimum thereafter

Royalty Fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23

Sparkle

Not available

No reviewed royalty record

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Royal

1.5% of monthly gross revenue

Advertising Fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23

Sparkle

Not available

No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

System scale & health

Disclosure

Royal

Sparkle

Total outlets (Item 20)

Royal

4,750

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 72

Sparkle

Outlets at end of 2024

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 37

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Royal

−178

Calculated: 4,928 at end of 2023 → 4,750 at end of 2025

Sparkle

Calculated: 0 at end of 2022 → 9 at end of 2024

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Royal

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Sparkle

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Royal

June 1, 2003

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

Sparkle

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Royal

Incorporated in April 2003; reincorporated under Wisconsin law in April 2008

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

Sparkle

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

Royal

Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

Sparkle

No reviewed Item 19 figures

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.

Royal vs Sparkle: common questions

Which costs less to open, Royal or Sparkle?: Royal: $22,696 – $81,312 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37); Sparkle: $116,175 – $1,031,250 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Royal. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
Which has more locations, Royal or Sparkle?: Royal: 4,750 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 72); Sparkle: 9 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 37). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Royal and Sparkle disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Royal makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Sparkle has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures