Rolling SudsFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Formerly known as Suds Creative
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Rolling Suds franchise requires a total initial investment of $186K – $252K, including a $55K franchise fee. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $439K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $186K – $252K
- 66th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $439K
- 15th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 67
- 51st pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Cleaning & Maintenance 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
Bottom line
- Total investment $186K – $252K including a $55K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $439K/year.
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 22/100.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Rolling Suds Franchising LLC
- Parent company
- Rolling Suds Holdings, LLC
- CEO title
- CEO
- Aaron Harper
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- PA
- HQ
- 3662C Central Pike, Hermitage, Tennessee 37076
- Auditor
- DA Advisory Group PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $2.7M
- vs $6.1M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
Rolling Suds operates mobile or on-location car wash and detailing services, likely targeting residential, commercial, or fleet clients. Franchisees manage crew scheduling, equipment maintenance, customer acquisition, and service delivery for exterior and interior vehicle cleaning.
- CEO
- Aaron Harper
- Headquarters
- TN
- Founded
- 2022
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 26
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 18 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $55K | $55K | |
| Training Expenses | $2K | $3K | |
| Down Payment On Service Vehicle | $5K | $32K | |
| Down Payment on Sales Vehicle | $0 | $4K | |
| Brand Launch Package | $30K | $30K | |
| Lease Deposit; First Months' Rent and Utilities | $4K | $8K | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $0 | $1K | |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $150 | $500 | |
| Technology Systems | $100 | $1K | |
| Shop Kit Inventory Package | $6K | $8K | |
| Cleaning Solutions | $1K | $3K | |
| Service Vehicle Payments (Three Months) | $8K | $9K | |
| Sales Vehicle Payments (Three Months) | $0 | $2K | |
| Professional Fees | $1K | $3K | |
| Local Advertising (3 Months) | $8K | $8K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising (3 Months) | $8K | $8K | |
| Insurance | $1K | $4K | |
| Additional Funds (3 Months) | $59K | $75K | |
| Total initial investment | $186K | $252K |
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
$48K
11.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
17%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
5.9 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $186K – $252K
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $59K – $75K
- Below avg, review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $55K – $55K
- Near category avg vs category
- Royalty
- greater of 8% of Gross Revenue or Minimum Royalty
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty (flat) | greater of 8% of Gross Revenue or applicable Minimum Royalty |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $650 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $439K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Item 19 type
- Historical financial performance of affiliate and franchised outlets
- Sample size
- 5 units
- vs category median 31 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $207K→$671K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency
- 10 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 204 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
vs Cleaning & Maintenance averages
How Rolling Suds Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 67
- Opened
- 57
- 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
- 3
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 96%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 7
- Transfer rate
- 10.5%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 25 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
- 26
- Loan volume
- $8.2M
- Median loan
- $349K
- 50th percentile
- 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
- 7
- Defaults
- 0
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Rolling Suds's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 7 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 10 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 4-year lending trend
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Explosive, likely unsustainable unit growth combined with mathematically impossible financial metrics suggests Rolling Suds' FDD data requires rigorous verification before investment.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · DA Advisory Group PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 22 / 100 rating
- 01MINORExtraordinary unit growth of 814% YoY is unsustainable and suggests either aggressive new franchising without proven model validation or statistical anomaly (likely inflated by very small base)
- 02MINORNet income ($807,443) vastly exceeds gross revenue ($419,193) — financially impossible and indicates either data error in FDD Item 19, accounting irregularities, or cherry-picked top performers
- 03MINORMinimum royalty structure creates cash flow risk for franchisees during slow periods; actual royalty burden unknown without disclosure of minimum threshold
- 04HIGHNo going concern statement despite explosive growth raises questions about financial stability of franchisor during rapid expansion phase
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($186,150–$251,850) combined with unclear royalty minimums creates significant break-even risk
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 | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Zip codes |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 225,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Pennsylvania |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 31 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 57 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and at franchisor location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
96 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Rolling Suds · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Rolling Suds franchise?
The total investment to open a Rolling Suds franchise ranges from $186K – $252K, 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 Rolling Suds franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Rolling Suds FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $439K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Rolling Suds's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Rolling Suds (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 Rolling Suds franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Rolling Suds has 67 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 3 company-owned units. 57 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Rolling Suds a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Rolling Suds as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 22 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.