FDD-based analysis. Item-level data. No franchisor input.
Jan-Pro Cleaning & Disinfecting is a commercial cleaning and building maintenance brand franchised by Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. of Alpharetta, Georgia, and this dossier covers its Regional Developer offering. Under a Regional Franchise Development Agreement, a Regional Developer buys the rights to a defined geographic Territory and independently operates a subfranchisor business: it sells and supports unit franchises that perform commercial, industrial, and institutional cleaning, disinfection, sanitization, and maintenance for their own customers. A Regional Developer earns by selling unit franchises and, where contracted, by providing Support Services such as marketing and sales, billing and collection, and account management to those unit franchisees. Jan-Pro Franchising International, a Massachusetts corporation and part of Empower Brands, has offered regional developer franchises since 1995. An owner recruits, certifies, and supports unit franchisees and generates cleaning accounts within the Territory rather than performing the cleaning directly.
Source: FDD Item 1 and public profile data, rewritten by Zorzee
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Every data point Zorzee tracks for this brand, in FDD Item order. Missing source data stays blank; Pro-only interpretation remains locked.
| Item | Data Point | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item 3 | Litigation Actions (total) | 3 actions disclosed | FDD Item 3 |
| Item 5 | Initial Franchise Fee | The initial franchise fee ranges from $50,000 to $250,000, based primarily on the business count and population of the Territory granted (Item 5). | FDD Item 5 |
| Item 5 | Development Fee | There is no separate development fee. The single territory-based initial franchise fee ($50,000 to $250,000, minimum population about 300,000) is the entire initial payment to the franchisor. A 10% VetFran discount is available to qualifying majority-owner veterans on the first Franchise Agreement, the franchisor may finance the amount above the $50,000 minimum over 24 to 48 months at 10% interest, and up to two trainees attend initial certification at no charge ($1,000 per additional trainee) (Item 5, printed pages 14 to 15). | FDD Item 5 |
| Item 6 | Royalty Fee | 4% of Gross Monthly Revenue, plus 10% of unit franchise initial fees, account upgrade fees, transfer fees, and principal and interest collected in the prior month. | FDD Item 6 |
| Item 6 | National Media Fund | Pro | FDD Item 6 |
| Item 6 | Corporate Ad & Development Fund | Pro | FDD Item 6 |
| Item 6 | Total Ongoing Fee Burden | Pro | Calculated (Item 6) |
| Item 7 | Total Investment (low) | $130,000 | FDD Item 7 |
| Item 7 | Total Investment (high) | $421,500 | FDD Item 7 |
| Item 8 | Required Purchases (food/supplies) | Pro | FDD Item 8 |
| Item 11 | Franchisor Assistance | Pro | FDD Item 11 |
| Item 12 | Exclusive Territory | Pro | FDD Item 12 |
| Item 12 | Territory Size | Pro | FDD Item 12 |
| Item 15 | Operating Participation | Pro | FDD Item 15 |
| Item 17 | Initial Term Length | Pro | FDD Item 17(a) |
| Item 17 | Renewal Terms | Pro | FDD Item 17(b)-(c) |
| Item 17 | Required Remodel at Renewal | Pro | FDD Item 17(c) |
| Item 17 | Termination Triggers | Pro | FDD Item 17(f)-(h) |
| Item 17 | Transfer Fee | Pro | FDD Item 17(m), Item 6 |
| Item 17 | ROFR Provisions | Pro | FDD Item 17(n) |
| Item 17 | Post-Termination Non-Compete | Pro | FDD Item 17(r) |
| Item 19 | Revenue Metric Disclosed | Pro | FDD Item 19 |
| Item 20 | Total Franchised Units (2024) | 107 | FDD Item 20 |
| Item 20 | Company-Owned Units (2024) | 0 | FDD Item 20 |
| Item 20 | Total System Net Unit Growth (YoY) | 0 | FDD Item 20 |
| Item 20 | Terminations | Pro | FDD Item 20 |
| Item 20 | Agreements Signed, Not Yet Open | Pro | FDD Item 20 |
| Item 21 | Audited Financials | Pro | FDD Item 21 |
Each signal turns one part of the filing into a read a buyer can act on. Strength means the disclosed data is favorable. In Line means it is typical for the category. Deal-Specific means the term is populated but you still have to model it against your own deal. Concern means the disclosed data is a real risk. The read is free. The reasoning behind it is the Pro read.
Item 19 earnings data is disclosed for Jan-Pro Cleaning & Disinfecting. The unit sales or revenue metric itself remains locked in Pro; the caution below stays free.
Jan-Pro Cleaning & Disinfecting trajectory is shown only where source-backed. Missing Item 20 fields stay blank inside the locked layout instead of removing the section.
Source: FDD Item 20 where present. Total system units, franchised plus company-owned. Not financial advice.
3 actions disclosed in FDD Item 3. Case-level detail remains locked in Pro.
Zorzee editorial. Independent analysis. No franchisor review or approval. Not financial advice.
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