EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening an EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet franchise takes $486,500 – $863,000 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $60,000 – $168,000. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated. The ledger below itemizes every figure we can source for EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet, each one dated, so you can check the numbers before anyone gets your contact details.
EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $60,000 | $168,000 | $60,000 to $168,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $486,500 | $863,000 | $486,500 to $863,000 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $486,500 | $863,000 | $486,500 to $863,000 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
How EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet's disclosed cost sits against the Pet Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $486,500 — about 1.6× the Pet Services median of $302,583.
- Initial franchise fee of $60,000 — about in line with the Pet Services median of $59,500.
Category medians are computed from the Pet Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Pet Services franchises
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How EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2020–2022: began the window at 62 units; 106 units opened, 11 closed, ending at 150 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet franchise
EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet is a pet services franchisor with 150 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2020 and 2022, it began the window at 62 units; its filings record 106 unit openings and 11 closures, ending at 150 units. Its parent company is EARTHWISE HOLDINGS LLC.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
The franchised business being offered is GROOMBAR, EarthWise Pet®. It provides in-store pet grooming, self-wash services, and pet food and supplies, with an option for mobile pet grooming services.
EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet franchise: quick answers
- How much does an EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet franchise cost?
- $486,500 – $863,000 all-in to open, per EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet units are there?
- 150 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have EarthWise Pet | Groom Bar by EarthWise Pet's units held up?
- 93.5% of units at risk between 2020 and 2022 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).