SnapchefFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A SNAPCHEF franchise requires a total initial investment of $138K – $198K, including a $40K franchise fee. Per the 2022 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.7M[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2022 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $138K – $198K
- 39th pct Business Serv…
- Avg gross sales
- $1.7M
- 23rd pct Business Serv…
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 4
- 10th pct Business Serv…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Business Services · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Business 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
Each dollar invested generates 10.2x in gross revenue, well above the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
100% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line). Above the 20% threshold most investors target.
Bottom line
- Total investment $138K – $198K including a $40K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $1.7M/year (median $1.9M), with an estimated 100% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 37/100.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- SNAPCHISE LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Todd Snopkowski
- CEO experience
- 23 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- MA
- HQ
- 800 Main Street, Holden, Massachusetts 01520
- Auditor
- Cain, Bourret, Jarry & Cressman LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- Most recent fiscal year
Overview
About
SnapChef franchisees operate personal chef services, likely managing client acquisition, meal planning, grocery shopping, and in-home meal preparation. Day-to-day operations involve scheduling client visits, executing customized menus, maintaining food safety protocols, and managing the service delivery and customer relationships directly.
- CEO
- Todd Snopkowski
- Headquarters
- MA
- Founded
- 2022
- FDD year
- 2022
- States available
- 2
FDD Item 7 · 2022 filing · 15 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $40K | $40K | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $5K | $10K | |
| Branding Packagenot refundable | $13K | $13K | |
| Training Kitchen Package (optional)not refundable | $0 | $9K | |
| Technology | $5K | $8K | |
| Office Equipment and Supplies | $2K | $4K | |
| Start-Up Marketing | $4K | $8K | |
| Insurance | $12K | $15K | |
| Professional Fees | $3K | $5K | |
| Lease Deposits | $2K | $5K | |
| Other Deposits | $500 | $1K | |
| Your Out-of-Pocket Expenses While Attending Training | $3K | $6K | |
| Working Capital (Additional Funds over next 3 months) | $50K | $75K | |
| Area Development Feenot refundable | $20K | $50K | |
| Professional Fees (Area Development) | $3K | $5K | |
| Total initial investment | $161K | $253K |
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
$273K
16.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
119%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
10 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $138K – $198K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $50K – $75K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $40K – $40K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- the greater of 6% of Gross Revenue or weekly minimum ($0-…
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 1.0 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty (flat) | greater of 6% of Gross Revenue or $0-300 minimum based on months in operation |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $95 |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $20K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $1.7M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $1.9M
- Avg p&l bottom line
- $167K
- Reported as P&L Bottom Line in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 99.6%
- Based on P&L Bottom Line / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Historical and Proforma
- Sample size
- 4 units
- vs category median 32 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $644K→$2.4M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency
- 10 / 5
- vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Compared against 360 Business Services brands
Revenue is 10.2x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
vs Business Services averages
How Snapchef Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 4
- 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
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Projected new
- 4
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 10 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Micro-franchise system with going concern questions, no financial disclosures, and minimal unit base creates elevated risk despite decent unit economics.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Cain, Bourret, Jarry & Cressman LLC
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 37 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 4 units system-wide indicates extremely limited franchise network with unknown/likely stagnant growth trajectory
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, suggesting potential financial viability questions at corporate level
- 03MEDNo Item 19 (financial performance representations) disclosed, making revenue/profit claims unverifiable and unusually risky for franchisees
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($138k-$197k) relative to system size creates concentration risk with minimal peer support network
- 05MINORRoyalty structure with $0-$300 weekly minimum suggests inconsistent cash flow predictability and potential profitability squeeze
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 |
| Territory type | Population |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 500,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 3 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Massachusetts |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Massachusetts |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 40 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 24 hrs
- Training location
- Massachusetts training center and franchisee location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 40 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- POS system
- SNAPware / SNAPapp
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: SNAPware / SNAPapp
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
11 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
SNAPCHEF · FDD (2022) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a SNAPCHEF franchise?
The total investment to open a SNAPCHEF franchise ranges from $138K – $198K, 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 SNAPCHEF franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the SNAPCHEF FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.7M. The median is $1.9M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is SNAPCHEF's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for SNAPCHEF (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 SNAPCHEF franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, SNAPCHEF has 4 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 4 company-owned units.
Is SNAPCHEF a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates SNAPCHEF as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 37 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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