Pet Supplies Plus Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Pet Supplies Plus franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Pet Supplies Plus discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses gross sales, gross margin %, rent, and labor for 385 of 502 stores. Excludes 57 non-reporters, 8 closures, 6 reacquisitions, 23 transfers. No net owner income, profit, or owner salary data provided.
What a Pet Supplies Plus franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,900 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 3% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 3.5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 6.5% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $520,250 – $1,818,900 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 2% year-one then 3%; ad fee capped at $8,333/month or $100,000/year; technology fee up to $1,500/month.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Pet Supplies Plus system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 729 |
| Ceased operations | 8 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 7 |
| Transferred to new owners | 23 |
| Closure rate | 1.1% of outlets |
22 franchised outlets terminated, reacquired, non-renewed, or ceased in 2025; system shrank net 4 franchised units.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Pet Supplies Plus worth it? — how it compares to 164 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6.5% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $520,250 | about average (median $481,500) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 1.1% of outlets | about average |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 5 | more litigious than 88% of peers |
Benchmarked against every quick service restaurants franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Pet Supplies Plus
The franchisor's framing: Discloses gross sales, gross margin %, rent, and labor for 385 of 502 stores. Excludes 57 … We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Pet Supplies Plus franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Pet Supplies Plus franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $520,250–$1,818,900, including a $49,900 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Pet Supplies Plus franchise owners make?
- Discloses gross sales, gross margin %, rent, and labor for 385 of 502 stores. Excludes 57 non-reporters, 8 closures, 6 reacquisitions, 23 transfers. No net owner income, profit, or owner salary data provided. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Pet Supplies Plus franchise fees?
- Pet Supplies Plus's FDD discloses a $49,900 initial franchise fee, a 3% royalty on gross sales, a 3.5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 6.5% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 2% year-one then 3%; ad fee capped at $8,333/month or $100,000/year; technology fee up to $1,500/month.
- What is the Pet Supplies Plus franchise profit margin?
- Pet Supplies Plus does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses gross sales, gross margin %, rent, and labor for 385 of 502 stores. Excludes 57 non-reporters, 8 closures, 6 reacquisitions, 23 transfers. No net owner income, profit, or owner salary data provided. Recurring fees alone take about 6.5% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Pet Supplies Plus franchise failure rate?
- 22 franchised outlets terminated, reacquired, non-renewed, or ceased in 2025; system shrank net 4 franchised units.
- How many Pet Supplies Plus locations are there?
- Pet Supplies Plus's FDD reports 729 total outlets, with 8 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 23 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Pet Supplies Plus have complaints or lawsuits?
- Pet Supplies Plus discloses 5 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Pet Supplies Plus franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Pet Supplies Plus scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 6.5% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 5 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 36222-202604-11 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Pet Supplies Plus or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.