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    Success On The Spectrum vs Unit Franchise

    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.

    Success On The Spectrum2026 FDDUnit Franchise2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Success On The Spectrum

    $339,100 – $869,400

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21

    Unit Franchise

    $99,501 – $632,193

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Success On The Spectrum

    $45,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Unit Franchise

    $49,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Royalty · Item 6

    Success On The Spectrum

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Unit Franchise

    $7.00

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Before you compare

    • Success On The Spectrum figures come from its 2026 FDD and Unit Franchise figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Unit Franchise discloses 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 (Success On The Spectrum: 2, Unit Franchise: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Success On The Spectrum

    $339,100 – $869,400
    Total estimated initial investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21

    Unit Franchise

    $99,501 – $632,193
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Success On The Spectrum

    $45,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Unit Franchise

    $49,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Success On The Spectrum

    5%
    Royalty — 5% of gross sales, capped at $5,000 per month
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Unit Franchise

    $7.00
    Royalty fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Success On The Spectrum

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Unit Franchise

    $1.00
    Company branding fund contribution — current
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Success On The Spectrum

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Unit Franchise

    154
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Success On The Spectrum

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Unit Franchise

    +106
    Calculated: 48 at end of 2022 → 154 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Success On The Spectrum

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Unit Franchise

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

    Success On The Spectrum

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Unit Franchise

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

    Success On The Spectrum

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Unit Franchise

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Success On The Spectrum
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchise outlets
    $2,718,627
    other Lee’s Summit
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company-owned outlets: Southwest Houston and Medcenter Houston
    $1,311,562
    other Southwest Houston
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    Unit Franchise
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — One affiliate Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado
    $832,190
    other Affiliate center gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Prime IV unit franchisees open at least 12 full months during the year
    $507,815
    median Franchisee annual gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52

    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.

    Success On The Spectrum vs Unit Franchise: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Success On The Spectrum or Unit Franchise?
    Success On The Spectrum: $339,100 – $869,400 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21); Unit Franchise: $99,501 – $632,193 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Unit Franchise. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Success On The Spectrum and Unit Franchise royalties compare?
    Success On The Spectrum: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); Unit Franchise: $7.00 (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Success On The Spectrum and Unit Franchise disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Success On The Spectrum has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Unit Franchise 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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