Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise
2026 filing · April 30, 2026Shares sales figures
Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions at a glance
A mobile service business filtering and managing commercial kitchen fryer oil and cleaning kitchen equipment.
The business
- Franchisor
- The Filta Group Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Orlando, Florida
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $141K–$164K
- Single territory
- Franchise fee
- $49,950
- Base fee; an existing-customer fee applies where the territory already has customers.
- Royalty
- Sliding % + minimum
- The greater of a percentage of base revenue on a sliding schedule or $650 a month, starting in the fourth month
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of the prior month's base revenue, paid monthly
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
Where it is
- Franchised, 2025
- 377
- As printed in the filing
From The Filta Group Inc’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 153; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $152,425 | Costs less than 77% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $49,950 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $517,415 | Lower than 70% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 3.4× | Higher than 83% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise costs
Opening single territory costs an estimated $141,100 to $163,750. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are opening package ($74,950) and territory fee ($49,950). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Territory Fee | $49,950 | ||
| Opening Package | $74,950 | ||
| Taxes on Opening Package | $0 | $3,000 | |
| Van | $8,150 | $8,300 | |
| Expenses For Training | $250 | $1,500 | |
| Insurance | $2,300 | $7,200 | |
| Information Technology | $0 | $3,000 | |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months | $5,000 | $15,000 | |
| Total | $141,100 | $163,750 | |
Source: The Filta Group Inc, 2026 filing, page 21
Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchise fee
The franchise fee is $49,950, Base fee; an existing-customer fee applies where the territory already has customers.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: The Filta Group Inc, 2026 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | The greater of a percentage of base revenue on a sliding schedule or $650 a month, starting in the fourth month. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of the prior month's base revenue, paid monthly. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: The Filta Group Inc, 2026 filing, page 13
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $517,415
- Median revenue
- $337,985
Yearly figures for 2025, covering single-territory franchisees reporting all 12 months of 2025 (37 locations). The average is about 3.4 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: The Filta Group Inc, 2026 filing, pages 47–48
SBA loans to Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchisees
Lenders approved 49 SBA 7(a) loans for Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchisees from 2014 to 2026, $12M in all. Of the 27 that have ended, 23 were paid in full and 4 were charged off (14.8%). The other 22 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions compares
Of the 45 commercial cleaning franchises on this site, Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions is the 37th cheapest to open.
| Figure | Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions | Typical commercial cleaning brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $141K | $66K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $164K | $134K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $35K | $40K |
| Brand fund | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $517K | $600K | $794K |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 31 of 45 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 45 brands in commercial cleaning franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 323 (+5) | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | 340 (+17) | 0 | – | – |
| 2023 | 356 (+16) | 0 | +23 | −7 |
| 2024 | 365 (+9) | 0 | +12 | −3 |
| 2025 | 377 (+12) | 2 | +32 | −20 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. Counts are territories in operation; one franchisee can run several territories.
These figures don't add up as printed: the 2025 counts come to 379, but the filing shows 377. Worth asking the franchisor.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: home-based franchises and franchise failure rates.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 318 to 377 (+59, +19%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: The Filta Group Inc, 2026 filing, page 49
2021–2022: The Filta Group Inc, 2024 filing, page 46
Where Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions locations are
At the end of 2025, Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions had franchised locations in 45 states and territories. The most are in Florida, California and Texas.
- Florida35
- California34
- Texas34
- Ohio26
- New York19
- North Carolina17
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Florida | 35 |
| California | 34 |
| Texas | 34 |
| Ohio | 26 |
| New York | 19 |
| North Carolina | 17 |
| Illinois | 16 |
| Georgia | 14 |
| Michigan | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 |
All 45 states
Source: The Filta Group Inc, 2026 filing, page 53
Who owns Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions?
Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchises are sold by The Filta Group Inc. It is a subsidiary of Franchise Brands, PLC.
From The Filta Group Inc’s 2026 filing, page 6.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 11–12. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: The Filta Group Inc, 2026 filing, litigation on pages 11–12, bankruptcy on page 12
Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from The Filta Group Inc’s 2026 filing, issued April 30, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 30, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
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