How often is the Royalty Fee paid to Zoomin Groomin?
Zoomin_Groomin Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
the "CRM Fee". If we contract directly with a CRM vendor for CRM technology, you will pay such CRM Fee to us separate and apart from the Technology Fee to us and in the manner we designate.
2.4.Royalty Fee
You will pay to us a Royalty Fee of 8% of Gross Revenues on a weekly basis by electronic funds transfer. Your obligation to pay the Royalty Fee begins immediately upon execution of this Agreement and is subject to a minimum amount of $125 per week (the "Minimum Weekly Royalty Fee").
During the Initial Term, the Minimum Weekly Royalty Fee will begin the thirteenth (13th) week immediately following the earlier of (a) the day you complete Initial Training or (b) the day you begin operations, whichever occurs first. During a Renewal Term, the Minimum Weekly Royalty Fee will commence immediately.
"Gross Revenues" means the total of all receipts whether cash, credit, checks, bitcoin, or other means of exchange net of any tax, adjustments, credits and allowances actually made in accordance with the Operations Manual. Even though we reserve the right to access your computer system to download sales information, you must provide us with the required Gross Revenue report every Tuesday prior to 5:00 p.m. EST, or such other time as we designate, for the prior week's activity. The en
Source: Item 9 — 01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (FDD pages 68–156)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Zoomin Groomin's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to pay a Royalty Fee on a weekly basis. This fee is 8% of Gross Revenues and must be paid via electronic funds transfer. The obligation to pay this royalty begins immediately upon the execution of the Franchise Agreement.
In addition to the percentage-based royalty, there's also a Minimum Weekly Royalty Fee of $125. This minimum fee requirement starts thirteen weeks after the earlier of completing initial training or beginning operations. For franchisees operating more than one vehicle, the Gross Revenue Report must be submitted on a per-vehicle basis.
Zoomin Groomin requires franchisees to submit a Gross Revenue report every Tuesday prior to 5:00 p.m. EST, detailing the previous week's sales activity. The week ends on Saturday at midnight for royalty collection purposes. While Zoomin Groomin reserves the right to access the franchisee's computer system to download sales information, the franchisee is still responsible for providing the required Gross Revenue report.