2009
79
$75,000
$49,002
$264,150
No
Kitchen Guard is a franchise of EverSmith brands, the platform for B2B Commercial Facilities franchises (including MilliCare, Prism Specialties, The SEALS, U.S. Lawns and Clintar).
Kitchen Guard is an emerging brand revolutionizing the Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning (KEC) industry. In 2024, their first year of franchising, the franchise sold 44 units.
Differentiators:
The KEC industry is highly fragmented and there is only one true national competitor in Hoodz. Kitchen Guard's value proposition is clearly industry leading and ready to truly disrupt & professionalize a demanded industry.
Ideal Customer is Class A commercial properties & middle to high end restaurant/food eateries there is a huge market that is demanded by fire inspection code regulations (NFPA 96) therefore our services are legally required along with being demanded. Continuing with EverSmith Brands' focus on the commercial B2B space, Kitchen Guard has demonstrated continued ongoing customer retention for ongoing recurring revenue streams. Scheduled, repair customers = a fully forecasted revenue model based on facts. Very imperative in designing business growth plans.
Kitchen Guard (with full P&L provided in Item 19) easily differentiates itself in the market place by not only providing premier kitchen exhaust cleaning, but additionally provides a robust filter exchange program, standard/basic technical repairs, as well as cleaning product distribution sales. Vast majority of the market place only provides exhaust cleaning, and only cleans the lower 50% of the KEC system, therefore leaving significant revenue & service lines on the table. As you can see, we have a much higher average service ticket, higher NPS survey scores for account mgmt, and a much sticky and retained customer; we are very excited to bring Kitchen Guard's proven systems nationwide!
Established: 2009
First Unit Franchised: 2023
Franchised Units: 79 (as of April 2025)
Company Owned Units: 1
States Registered In: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IA, IL, IN, KY, KS, LA, MI, MS, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY
IMPORTANT: Certain States (Maryland, North Dakota and Washington) require us to defer collection of the Franchise Fee until after training has been completed.
Canada Franchises: No
International Franchises: No
SOLD OUT in - NC, NM, UT, NE, RI, DE, San Diego, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Montgomery AL, Columbus GA, Louisville, NW Arkansas, Richmond, Newport News and Virginia Beach and Columbus OH.
Financial Assistance Provided: No
Site Selection Assistance: Yes
Lease Negotiation Assistance: Yes
Recruiting Assistance: Yes
Cooperative Advertising: Yes
Training:
Training is held at our headquarters in Escondido, CA. Initial & supplemental training is held online thru an LMS platform. At San Diego HQ, we have a state of the art, fully recreated kitchen exhaust cleaning "playground" that fully prepares you as an owner as well as any technician that you may hire that needs training until you can provide training locally to your team. This is complimentary by Kitchen Guard. Additionally, sales training for the franchise owners sales teams are also held from the San Diego headquarters.
Once up and running, owner first views revenue/cashflow. Reviews previous nights work services or by manager if semi absentee, to confirm satisfactory completion & NPS. Review sales pipelines with sales professional. Strategize. Conduct in office one on one meetings that may be needed. Can go visit larger customers (optional) to drive strategic initiatives and growth (since high value customers always want to see the business owner). Networking within the community and attend meals out to visit customers.
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