Bar-B-Clean
Home Services · Cleaning Services
- Active units
- 106
- Royalty
- 6.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Bar-B-Clean
Bar-B-Clean is the premier barbecue cleaning company that offers a range of high-quality products and services. Our friendly and courteous operators are trained to clean any brand of grill, ensuring that your barbecue is left completely clean inside and out. A clean barbecue is a healthy barbecue, as our thorough cleaning process removes harmful carcinogens and food particles that can transfer to your food while cooking. In addition to our exceptional cleaning services, we provide our customers with a FREE can of our Bar-B-Clean branded Stainless Steel Polish and Protectant, keeping your grill looking brand new. We also offer rodent removal services to eliminate any unwanted guests from calling your barbecue their home. At Bar-B-Clean, we prioritize our customers and strive to promote a healthy, family-oriented lifestyle. Our mission is to pioneer and lead the barbecue cleaning industry, providing affordable and effective services. Our expert barbecue technicians will inspect all parts of your grill and recommend any necessary replacements, ensuring your investment is protected. Don't wait! Schedule an appointment with Bar-B-Clean today and experience the best barbecue cleaning service available.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$50k
- Multi-franchise pricing
Initial Franchise Fee per additional unit: 2nd 42000; 3rd 38000; 4th 34000; 5th–7th 30000; 8th–10th 28000
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Veteran discount
10.0% off franchise fee — 10% discount on the Initial Franchise Fee for the first Bar-B-Clean Franchise purchased
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations106
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings33
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate37.7%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR94.6%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio8.3×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$89k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate6.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.