Central Bark FDD – Franchise Information, Costs and Fees
Type of Business
The Franchised Business is a canine care facility offering day care, boarding services, grooming services, training, specialty retail boutique for dogs, and other products and services.
Corporate Information
Barkley Ventures Franchising, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company, formed in February 2022, for the purpose of offering franchises for CENTRAL BARK facilities. BVF’s principal business address is 3699 N. Dixie Hwy, Oakland Park, Florida 33334. BVF has offered and sold franchises for CENTRAL BARK facilities since April 2022. BVF’s parent and predecessor, Barkley Ventures, Inc. (“BVI”), was originally incorporated as a Florida corporation in August 2003, but subsequently converted to a Delaware corporation in November 2021. They sold franchises for CENTRAL BARK facilities from January 2004 until March 2022.
Investment
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Central Bark facility is $552,769 to $934,172. This includes $49,000 to $51,500 that must be paid to the franchisor.
The franchisor also offers multi-unit franchise rights to develop multiple Central Bark facilities. The total investment necessary under the multi-unit franchise agreement is estimated to be $5,000 to $20,000 (plus the initial franchise fee for the first Central Bark facility of $49,000), all of which is
payable to franchisor. They credit $5,000 of the multi-unit rights fee towards the initial franchise fee for each Central Bark facility (other than the first Central Bark facility) to be developed under the multi-unit franchise agreement.