Headquarters picks the card processor
The filing makes headquarters the decision point for card processing, not the owners.
Item 8 · 2025 filingFrom the filings · Personal services
Hounds Mounds franchise
268 locations, and franchised locations grew 29.6% last year. Headquarters picks the card processor and the accounting system.
Total investment
$4K to $26K
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Locations
268
+29.6% franchised
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Fees and terms
What a franchisee signs up for
Royalty
25%
Item 6 · full terms unconfirmed
Ad fund
0%
Item 6 · percentage component
Term
5 years
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Franchised
95%
Item 20 · 254 of 268
For vendors
What decides a sale into Hounds Mounds
Suppliers come from an approved list
Owners buy from approved suppliers, and a new supplier needs headquarters' approval first.
Franchise agreement · 2025 filingMostly single-location owners
Every owner on record runs one location. Franchised locations grew by about 58 last year, and each opening buys the required systems.
Item 20 · 2025 filingThe account brief
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- All 8 systems the filing namesWhich are required and which are only mentioned, with the clause text
- Who decides at headquartersThe technology, operations and finance leads, by role and name
- The owner map1 owners by state
- 13 requirements the filing setsEach with the franchisor's own sentence
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Hounds Mounds franchise questions
How much does a Hounds Mounds franchise cost?
The 2025 FDD puts the total investment at $3,620 to $25,970.
How many Hounds Mounds locations are there?
The 2025 FDD lists 268 locations, 254 of them franchised and 14 run by the company. Franchised locations grew by about 58 over the year.
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