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Barksuds franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
Barksuds is a pet services brand with a relatively low initial investment range of $118,700 to $302,800.
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- Risk & red-flag breakdown — what the missing earnings, fees and churn imply.
- How it compares — every number ranked against pet services peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — behind the net change above: closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in Barksuds's most recent FDD (registered 2023). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 29545-202309-03. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
Barksuds franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Barksuds does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Barksuds — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (many pet services franchisors do disclose), and the full report reads the risk signals Barksuds's FDD does contain — fees, litigation, and outlet churn — against peers. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Pet services franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Barksuds lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Barksuds's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2023) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Barksuds closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Barksuds will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Barksuds's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a pet services of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Barksuds's latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Barksuds's churn ranks against pet services peers, are in the full report.
The risk & red-flag breakdown, every figure ranked against pet services peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns Barksuds?
Barksuds's franchise is offered by Barksuds Inc. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2023), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at MN CARDS; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Pet services franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Barksuds is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Barksuds franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Barksuds — who is the franchisor?
Barksuds's most recently filed FDD (2023) names Barksuds Inc. as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Barksuds franchise cost?
Barksuds's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $118,700 – $302,800, with an initial franchise fee of $45,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against pet services peers.
How much profit does a Barksuds franchise make?
Barksuds makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Barksuds at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labour and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Barksuds disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Barksuds's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing; the report focuses on the verifiable risk signals instead.
Are there lawsuits against Barksuds?
No — Barksuds's most recently filed FDD (2023) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Barksuds a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Barksuds's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against pet services peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (absent from this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Barksuds's risk level and what's driving it, what the missing Item 19 earnings imply, every figure ranked against pet services peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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