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Buy a Pet Wants Franchise

Pet Wants is a premium pet-nutrition franchise built around fresh, small-batch food made from whole ingredients with no by-products. Founded in 2010 and franchising since 2015, the brand is operated by Pet Wants Franchise System, LLC from its Cincinnati headquarters. Alongside food, owners sell treats, supplements and supplies, and many add in-store dog grooming.

The business uses a two-phase model. Owners typically begin with an event-based mobile operation, selling at farmers markets, fairs and community events and delivering directly to customers, before scaling into a boutique retail store. Food is made to order and shipped fresh to owners, and customers can enrol in auto-delivery, creating a recurring, product-based revenue stream. Territories are exclusive and protected.

With more than 150 locations across the US, Pet Wants sits in the middle of the pet market: more scalable than mobile-only services, but lower in overhead than big-box pet retail, with smaller stores and leaner staffing. Its point of difference is affordably priced, genuinely fresh food in a category dominated by long-shelf-life bagged brands.

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Why buy a Pet Wants Franchise?

To buy a Pet Wants franchise is to enter a recurring-revenue pet business in a category that has stayed resilient across economic cycles. The brand’s fresh, small-batch food and auto-delivery subscriptions encourage repeat purchases, while in-store grooming adds a steady, loyalty-building service alongside product sales.

The ownership model is designed to keep risk and overhead manageable. The two-phase approach lets owners build a customer base through mobile events before committing to a storefront, and stores run on a smaller footprint with leaner staffing than big-box pet retail. Owners operate inside an exclusive, protected territory and gain national brand recognition plus proprietary systems for lead generation, point-of-sale, inventory and customer management, infrastructure an independent pet-food start-up would have to build alone.

Pet Wants Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      2010

    • Franchising Since

      2015

    • New Startup Cost

      $137,850 – $219,000

    • Avg. Resale Price

      Contact us for details
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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $48,500

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $15,000

      or 10% of purchase price, whichever greater; plus costs

    • Royalty Fee

      7%

      of Gross Revenue

    • Marketing Fee

      2%

      of Gross Revenue

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  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      159

    • New Units Opened *

      24

    • Units Transferred *

      8

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $438,585

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD
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Pet Wants – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Initial training is a week-long on-site boot camp at the company's Cincinnati headquarters, led by corporate and operations staff, followed by a structured 90-Day Secrets to My Success Plan for the launch period. Ongoing support comes from a dedicated operations team plus proprietary systems: a lead-generating branded website, point-of-sale and inventory tools, and a customer-relationship platform that handles auto-delivery subscriptions, backed by fresh product supply and event-marketing systems. Resale buyers should confirm what transfer training and system access the franchisor provides when ownership changes.

  2. Ideal Owner

    No prior pet or retail experience is required. The model suits hands-on, community-minded operators who enjoy meeting customers at markets and events, building local relationships and following a defined system. Because owners typically start mobile before opening a boutique store, comfort with local marketing, event selling and eventually managing a small retail and grooming team matters more than industry background. A genuine interest in pet nutrition and consistent customer service rounds out the profile.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Pet Wants was named to Entrepreneur's Fastest-Growing Franchises list in 2026, recognising net unit growth across the US and Canada. It previously ranked on Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 (2020 and 2021) and was named a Fastest-Growing Franchise by Franchise Gator in 2021. The brand belongs to the International Franchise Association and takes part in VetFran, the IFA's veteran-recruitment programme. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should sit alongside the specific territory's local reviews, referral base and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    US pet spending reached roughly $152 billion in 2024, according to the American Pet Products Association, with food and treats the single largest category at about $67 billion. Around two-thirds of US households own a pet, and owners increasingly apply human-grade standards to pet nutrition, driving demand for fresh, premium and subscription-delivered food. The category has stayed resilient across economic cycles. For resale buyers, that backdrop supports recurring revenue, though local demand depends on the territory's demographics and the unit's established customer base.

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