Central Bark Doggy Day Care
Pet Services · Pet Boarding & Daycare
- Active units
- 41
- Royalty
- 6.0%
Franchised, year-end 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About Central Bark Doggy Day Care
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Key terms
- Franchise fee
$55k
- Multi-unit credit
Under a MUFA, subsequent Franchise Agreements have a $35,000 initial franchise fee; $15,000 of the multi-unit rights fee is credited toward each additional fee.
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
2.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
5,000 – 7,500 sq ft
- Multi-Unit Franchise Agreement (MUFA)
$0
- Veteran discount
10.0% off franchise fee — 10% discount on the initial franchise fee for the first location to qualifying veterans (VetFran).
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 locations44
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings5
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate7.3%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR9.0%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio2.5×
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 rate7.6%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin19.7%
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$1.0M
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open17 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - 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 returns17.6%
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.