Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and CremationFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation franchise requires a total initial investment of $129K – $564K, including a $55K franchise fee. Per the 2024 FDD, average unit revenue was $715K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 21, 2026 · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $129K – $564K
- 32nd pct Pet Services
- Avg gross sales
- $715K
- 36th pct Pet Services
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 1
- 4th pct Pet Services
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Pet Services · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Pet Services 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
Started franchising in 2023. Newer systems carry more uncertainty but may offer better territories.
64% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line). Above the 20% threshold most investors target.
Bottom line
- Total investment $129K – $564K including a $55K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $715K/year, with an estimated 64% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 35/100.
- Revenue data based on only 1 reporting unit. Treat as directional, not definitive. Ask franchisees directly for current unit economics.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation Franchise, LLC
- Predecessor
- companies
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- CEO
- Joseph Castranova
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 13700 NW 19th Ave., Suite 11, Opa Locka, FL 33054
- Auditor
- Holsinger P.C.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- Most recent fiscal year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Affiliated brands
- will not provide products and services to our franchisees
- Peaceful Paws Memorial Services
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Franchisees operate pet cremation and memorial services facilities, handling end-of-life care for deceased pets, performing cremations, and offering memorial products/services to grieving pet owners. Day-to-day operations include customer intake, cremation facility management, regulatory compliance, and sales of urns, burial options, and memorial services.
- CEO
- Joseph Castranova
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2023
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 1
FDD Item 7 · 2024 filing · 17 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise Feenot refundable | $55K | $55K | |
| Initial Inventorynot refundable | $3K | $5K | |
| Equipment Package | $15K | $40K | |
| Cold Storage | $1K | $15K | |
| Vehicle | $1K | $40K | |
| Rent and Leasehold Improvements | $60K | $110K | |
| Cremator | $22K | $180K | |
| Installation Fee | $20K | $40K | |
| Office Supplies | $500 | $1K | |
| Computer System | $1K | $3K | |
| Technology Fee - 3 monthsnot refundable | $750 | $750 | |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $6K | $12K | |
| Insurance Premiums | $2K | $4K | |
| Membership/Association Dues | $400 | $600 | |
| Initial Training Expenses | $1K | $3K | |
| Professional Fees | $3K | $5K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months | $20K | $50K | |
| Total initial investment | $211K | $564K |
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
$107K
15.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
28%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
3.6 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $129K – $564K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $50K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $55K – $55K
- Near category avg vs category
- Royalty
- Greater of: (i) 7% of Gross Revenue, or (ii) the Applicab…
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 1.6 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty (flat) | greater of 7% of Gross Revenue or Applicable Minimum Royalty Rate |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $250 |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $4K – $6K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $715K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Avg p&l bottom line
- $222K
- Reported as P&L Bottom Line in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 64.0%
- Based on P&L Bottom Line / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Affiliate Owned Outlet
- Sample size
- 1 units
- vs category median 12 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $715K→$715K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- full
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Transparency
- 9 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 75 Pet Services brands
vs Pet Services averages
How Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 1
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 1
- Closed (3yr)
- 3
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 1
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 20
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 4 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 4
- Loan volume
- $2.2M
- Median loan
- $558K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
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
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 3
- Defaults
- 0
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
Extreme caution warranted: single-unit system with going concern issues, undefined costs, and unverifiable financial claims makes this a pre-validation stage franchise with substantial execution risk.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation information required to be disclosed in Item 3
Largest disclosed settlement: $202,500
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Holsinger P.C.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 35 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal franchisee base for validation and suggests potential market adoption challenges
- 02MINORWide investment range ($129k-$563k) lacks clarity on what drives 336% variance, suggesting inconsistent startup costs or undefined territory scopes
- 03HIGHGoing Concern = False is critical red flag indicating franchisor financial instability or operational uncertainty
- 04MINORRoyalty structure with undefined 'Applicable Minimum Royalty Rate' creates unpredictable ongoing cost burden beyond stated 7% gross revenue
- 05MINORSingle-unit system provides no comparable franchisee performance data; average revenue/income figures lack statistical validity with n=1
- 06MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations limits ability to validate $715k average revenue claim independently
- 07MEDPet cremation is niche, location-dependent market with limited scalability and high sensitivity to local competition and regulations
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 |
| Territory type | Household-based |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Territory population | 150,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Maryland |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation information required to be disclosed in Item 3
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 20 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 88 hrs
- Training location
- Miami, Florida or another location we designate
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 88 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
1 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation · FDD (2024) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation franchise?
The total investment to open a Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation franchise ranges from $129K – $564K, with an initial franchise fee of $55K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $715K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation has 1 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 1 company-owned units.
Is Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 35 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.