2012
75
$78,200
$49,500
$100,000
Yes
Bar-B-Clean is a unique, mobile home service franchise specializing in professional barbecue grill cleaning, maintenance, repairs, parts, and sales. Founded in 2012 and franchised in 2014, Bar-B-Clean leads an untapped, high-demand niche in the $500+ billion home services industry by offering a service people need—but don’t want to do themselves.
Franchisees provide convenient, on-site BBQ grill cleaning using our proprietary steam cleaning system and custom Stainless-Steel Polish, delivering a healthier cooking experience and protecting families from harmful carcinogens left behind by old food and pests. From homeowners with backyard grills to B2B clients like HOAs, apartment complexes, hotels, and vacation rentals, every grill is a potential revenue stream.
Bar-B-Clean’s low-cost, home-based model requires no brick-and-mortar location, minimal staff, and uses a proprietary CRM system to streamline appointments, customer communication, and invoicing. Franchisees enjoy built-in brand credibility, ongoing support, and access to a growing industry with limited competition and strong recurring demand.
Year business started: 2012
Year Started Franchising: 2014
Franchise Units Open: 75
Company Owned Units: 1
Canada/International Franchises: No
Registered in non-registration states, IL, MI, RI & WI
Pending Registration in CA, IN, MD, MN, NY, SD, VA & WA
Not Accepting Leads in HI & ND
Site Selection Assistance: N/A
Lease Negotiation Assistance: N/A
Recruiting Assistance: Yes
Training:
Training consists of a 2-day meeting. The first half of the first day is at our home office going over our 100+ page operations manual. Everything from starting their business, growing their business and being efficient in their business. Of course, training in marketing strategies, sales, sales pitch, technology, parts and new grills, etc. The second half of the first day and the second day, we go out into the field with our operations manager and we train them on the technical side of the business. We will take apart 3 grills, show them the configurations and how we go about repairing the individual parts inside the grills. We will also go over the entire cleaning process. We will give the new franchisees an opportunity to see the cleaning process, take part in the cleaning process, then teach the cleaning process.
On-Going Support
Marketing Strategies Due to the fact that there are very few competitors, we need to do more advertising than marketing. We use a 3-pronged attack to get people to know our service even exists:
Our proprietary CRM sends out automated reminder emails to previous customers to get repeat business.
An owner operator should expect to handle:
Marketing and networking
Take incoming calls and scheduling
Clean and repair the grills
Handle the finances
Manage and train any additional technicians
A semi-absentee owner would oversee the operations being run by:
A customer service rep that takes all calls and does the scheduling
An operations manager that manages the technicians and handles all parts and new grill orders and repairs.
The owner could hire someone to handle marketing decisions and finances or do it themselves.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
Motivated self-starter
Natural relationship builder
Competitive and assertive
Ability to lead and grow a team
Customer service obsessed
Most Zees don’t do the cleaning
Investment range: 1 Unit: $78,200 - $99,120
Cash Investment: $100,000
Required Net Worth: $250,000
Required Liquid Capital: $100,000
Franchise Fee: 1 Unit - $49,500 2 Units: $91,500 3 Units: $129,500 4 Units: $163,500
See 2 Min. Drill for more.
Royalty: 6%
Brand Fund: 2%
Item 19: Yes - see summary below
Veteran Discount: Yes, 10% off first territory franchise fee
Average Number of Employees: Semi absentee - 1-3 employees to start: 1) Owner-Operator/GM, 2) 1+ Technician, & 3) 1 Customer Service Rep (as needed). Average cleaning is $350, tech earns 30%. Tech also has the ability to earn 30% commission for parts/repairs/replacement.
Visa Candidate: No
Passive Ownership: Yes
Home-Based: Yes
Business Model: B2B & B2C
Master Franchise Opportunities: No
$139,930 Affiliate Owned Location Adjusted Earnings (35% margin)
Franchise Locations Average Gross Revenue: $415,708
