Is Mint Condition or Griffin Waste Services cheaper to open?

Mint Condition costs $117,595–$718,820 and Griffin Waste Services costs $253,149–$483,248 to open (FDD Item 7). Mint Condition has the lower entry cost.

Which earns more, Mint Condition or Griffin Waste Services?

Mint Condition reports $1,724,409 average annual unit revenue vs $661,804 for Griffin Waste Services (FDD Item 19). Mint Condition is higher. For Mint Condition: Includes company-owned outlets. For Griffin Waste Services: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system.

Which is the better franchise, Mint Condition or Griffin Waste Services?

FranchiseVerdict grades Mint Condition B and Griffin Waste Services B, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Mint Condition vs Griffin Waste Services

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Mint Condition and Griffin Waste Services are cleaning & maintenance franchises. Mint Condition requires an investment of $118K – $719K while Griffin Waste Services requires $253K – $483K. In terms of revenue, Mint Condition reports higher average unit revenue at $1.7M. Note: Includes company-owned outlets. FranchiseVerdict rates Mint Condition B (Above average) and Griffin Waste Services B (Above average).

Metric	Mint Condition	Griffin Waste Services
Verdict Grade	BAbove average	BAbove average
Investment Range	$118K – $719K	$253K – $483K
Franchise Fee	$84KFormula fee · Master/area fee	$50K
Royalty Rate	4.0%	6.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$1.7MIncl. company outlets	$662KOutlet subset
SBA Charge-Off Rate	N/A	Limited data
Total Units	15	15
Unit Growth (YoY)	+4 units	+0 units
Year Began Franchising	2004	2007
FDD Year	2025	2025