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Benjamin Franklin Plumbing FDD Changes: 2024 vs 2023

Home Services · Residential Plumbing Services·Est. 2001·HQ: Columbia, MD·363 total units

Latest FDD: 2025·Data last updated April 2026

This page compares the 2024 FDD (newer) to the 2023 FDD (older). Key Facts column headers use those same issue years.

We found 5 changes between the 2024 and 2023 FDD

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Benjamin Franklin Plumbing's 2024 FDD has changes in est. initial investment (low), est. initial investment (high), total outlets, units opened. Text-level changes were detected in Litigation (Item 3), Initial Franchise Fee (Item 5), Other Fees (Item 6) and 4 other items.

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Key Facts & Trends

Metric20232024ChangeFDD Ref
Initial Franchise Fee
$43K$43K+N/A (+0.0%)p. 12
Royalty Fee
6%6%+0.0pp (+0.0%)p. 13
Ad Fund Fee
1.5%1.5%+0.00pp (+0.0%)p. 13
Est. Initial Investment (Low)
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$61.4K$74.0K+$12.6K (+20.5%)p. 21
Est. Initial Investment (High)
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$137.8K$188.5K+$50.7K (+36.8%)p. 21
Total Outlets
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286334+48 (+16.8%)p. 59
Units Opened
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2464+40 (+166.7%)p. 59
Units Closed
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415+11 (+275.0%)p. 59

Multi-Year Trends

How each metric has shifted across 2020–2025.

Initial Franchise Fee
$43K
as of 2025
20202025
Royalty Fee
6%
as of 2025
20202025
Ad Fund Fee
1.5%
as of 2025
20202025
Investment (Low)
$84.6K
as of 2025
20202025
Investment (High)
$204.8K
as of 2025
20202025
Total Outlets
363
as of 2025
20202025
Units Opened
41
as of 2025
20202025
Units Closed
13
as of 2025
20202025

Item-by-Item FDD Changes

Text-level diffs and change summaries across all 23 FDD items.

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Litigation

Active litigation can reveal systemic disputes between the franchisor and its franchisees.

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Initial Franchise Fee

Fee increases directly raise your upfront cost to enter the system.

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Other Fees

Higher ongoing fees permanently reduce your operating margins every month.

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Estimated Initial Investment

Investment range changes affect how much capital you need to secure before signing.

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Renewal, Termination, Transfer

These terms directly affect your exit options, resale value, and negotiating leverage.

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Financial Performance Representations

This is the closest thing to knowing how much money you could make — pay close attention.

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Outlets and Franchisee Information

Net unit growth or decline reveals the overall health and momentum of the system.

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