Filta Environmental Kitchen SolutionsFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise requires a total initial investment of $124K – $139K, including a $40K franchise fee. Per the 2024 FDD, average unit revenue was $910K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 8.2% charge-off rate across 49 loans[1]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $124K – $139K
- 5th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $910K
- 8th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 355
- 46th pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- 8.2%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Full-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Full-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Each dollar invested generates 6.9x in gross revenue, well above the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
Bottom line
- Total investment $124K – $139K including a $40K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $910K/year (median $671K).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 33/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 8.2% across 49 loans (near or below the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- The Filta Group Inc.
- Parent company
- Franchise Brands, PLC
- Predecessor
- companies for which disclosure is required
- Prior franchisor entity
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 7075 Kingspointe Parkway - Suite 1, Orlando, Florida 32819
- Auditor
- Crowe LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $31.7M
- vs $32.4M prior year
Affiliated brands
- The Filta Group Ltd
- that previously owned an interest in one franchisee
- has ever offered franchises in any other line of business
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Filta franchisees provide commercial kitchen waste management and fryer oil recycling services to restaurants, hotels, and foodservice operators. Day-to-day operations involve scheduled collection of used cooking oil, grease trap maintenance, equipment servicing, and building recurring B2B customer relationships within a protected territory. Revenue is generated through service fees, waste disposal, and oil recycling credits.
- CEO
- Tom Dunn
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2000
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 43
FDD Item 7 · 2024 filing · 8 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Territory Fee | $40K | $40K | |
| Opening Package | $70K | $70K | |
| Taxes on Opening Package | $0 | $3K | |
| Van | $8K | $8K | |
| Expenses For Training | $750 | $2K | |
| Insurance | $2K | $7K | |
| Information Technology | $0 | $1K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months | $3K | $8K | |
| Total initial investment | $124K | $139K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$100K
11.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
73%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
16 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $124K – $139K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $3K – $8K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $40K – $40K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- The greater of: (i) declining schedule (6.5%-4%) of Base …
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $200 |
| Transfer fee | $13K |
| Total fee load | 7.5% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $910K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $671K
- Item 19 type
- Average Unit Volume
- Sample size
- 117 units
- vs category median 13 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $71K→$9.9M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- revenue_only
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2023
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 4 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Compared against 1264 Full-Service Restaurants brands
Revenue is 6.9x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
vs Full-Service Restaurants averages
How Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 355
- Opened
- 22
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 6
- Turnover rate
- 1.7%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +4.4%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +9.9%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 15
- Closed (3yr)
- 7
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 2
- Transfers (3yr)
- 32
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Termination rate
- 0.6%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 2.2%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 32 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 49
- Loan volume
- $10.3M
- Median loan
- $210K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- 8.2%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 17
- Defaults
- 4
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Filta presents moderate-to-cautionary risk with undisclosed profitability metrics, stagnant unit growth, litigation history over franchisee disputes, and a royalty structure that may not align franchisee success with franchisor incentives.
Litigation (Item 3)
1 case reference(s): 1 pending, 2 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Crowe LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 33 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — unable to validate actual profitability claims against $910k average revenue
- 02MINORSlow unit growth (4.4% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee satisfaction issues in a 355-unit system
- 03HIGHLitigation history involving franchisee exit disputes and TCPA violations raises concerns about contract enforcement and franchisor conduct
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($123.6k-$139.25k) combined with declining royalty floor ($650/month minimum) suggests tight unit economics
- 05MINORRoyalty structure creates ambiguity — franchisees paying either declining % or $650 minimum means low-revenue locations subsidize franchisor
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Geographic |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Not allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 90 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 4 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
1 case reference(s): 1 pending, 2 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 40 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 120 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Site selection
- franchisor
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- QuickBooks and Symphony
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QuickBooks and Symphony
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
92 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions · FDD (2024) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise?
The total investment to open a Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise ranges from $124K – $139K, with an initial franchise fee of $40K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $910K. The median is $671K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions has a charge-off rate of 8.2% across 49 loans, meaning 8.2% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions has 355 total units in the United States, including 323 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 22 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 33 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.