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Kitchen Guard

Kitchen Guard offers any business with a commercial kitchen, exhaust/hood cleaning with a focus on professionalism and service excellence. Kitchen Guard specializes in hassle-free filter exchange, green steam vapor cleaning, light technical repairs, and providing subject matter expert consultation.

Facts & figures
Liquid capital required
$75,000
Net worth required
$250,000
Investment
$173,700 - $308,550
Franchise fee
$49,000
Royalty
8.0% - 10.0%
Offers Financing
Yes
Veterans Discount
Yes
Founded
2009
Franchising Since
2023

Kitchen Guard 

PREMIER COMMERCIAL KITCHEN & HOOD CLEANING SERVICES

About us

Kitchen Guard is a B2B franchise business revolutionizing the commercial kitchen exhaust and cleaning industry. Kitchen Guard (formerly Green Guard Services) was founded in 2009 and has dominated the Southern California market and has since grown into a multi-million-dollar business. The company was purchased in 2023 by EverSmith Brands and is currently being franchised throughout the United States.


Why Franchise with us

Kitchen Guard offers franchise owners multiple ways to generate revenue, from hood cleaning to filter exchange and technical repairs. We hold a commitment to professionalism and customer-centric service that leads to long-term partnerships and high retention rates.

We offer multiple service channels that allow you to build a scalable, profitable business while ensuring a clean and safe commercial kitchen environment.


Training and support

  • Sales Excellence: Work one-on-one with our Sales Excellence Leader to help grow, manage and build the business.
  • Operations & Analytics: Support-Receive ongoing guidance from our dedicated field-based franchise business managers including logistics and technical dispatches, documentation, scheduling and recruitment.
  • Superior Technical Training: Our 10-day training program focuses on using the latest in technology and machinery to master cleaning techniques, as well as navigating through the point of sale and customer relationship management.
  • Marketing Launch & Lead Generation Training: Our marketing experts will work with you in reviewing available digital marketing assets, sales materials, and key personas to help you target, message, and convert deals into long-term contracts.

**Ready to own your own business? Contact us today!



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FAQs

  • Kitchen Guard is a business servicing commercial kitchens with professional exhaust cleaning
  • B2B business model with a built-in demand and recurring revenue
  • Low-cost entry, corporate training, and support

  • Recurring revenue, Annuity like business
  • 90% customer retention
  • Multiple revenue streams

  • Entrepreneurs looking for a business with reliable revenue and proven results
  • Someone who is personable, organized, and holds strong leadership skills
  • Owner-operators, semi-absentee, and absentee owners welcome

  • Manage all aspects of your team including scheduling, sales, and operations
  • Oversee production and performance to meet and exceed customer needs
  • Networking events and meeting with new potential customers

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