Retail
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Pet Wants

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Start Up Cost

$138K-$219K

Total Investment

2016

Member Since
  • Headquarters: Cincinnati, OH United States
  • Franchising Since: 2015
Pet Wants was founded in Cincinnati in 2010 to bring fresh, natural and convenient pet food to pet families. Their mission is to enhance the health, vitality and life of pets with high-quality food and honest advice from a Pet Nutrition Specialist on staff at each location. Pet Wants pet food is personally delivered to homes within weeks of being made, at the height of freshness. Their food doesn’t sit in warehouses and on store shelves for many months getting stale and losing nutritional value like it does for most mass-produced, national brands. Pet Wants’ private label pet food formulas are slow-cooked in small batches with fresh, natural ingredients and enhanced with vitamins and minerals for a complete and balanced meal. Pet Wants only uses high-quality proteins and never uses added sugar, fillers, animal by-products, corn, wheat, soy or dyes. Pet Wants offers multiple blends of dog and cat food formulas as well as other products including; healing salve, calming balm, anti-itch spray, paw wax and more. Since 2015, Pet Wants has expanded into a national presence and grown to over 165 locations.
Veteran discount rating

Pet Wants is proud to offer a 10% discount to qualifying military personnel and veterans.

What is Pet Wants?

 

  • Pet Wants provides exclusive, high-quality, fresh, and nutritious pet food delivered right to customers’ homes with our mobile business model.
  • Pet Wants also has a brick-and-mortar retail model which allows customers to see and learn about products in person.
  • Pet Wants franchisees have the option to choose which model they would like to invest in.  All retail locations include delivery operations.
  • Pet Wants owners also offer premium lines of additional pet products from carefully curated vendors as an additional source of revenue.

How does it make money?

Pet Wants’ franchise owners sell directly to pet owners through events, their online store, and eventually their retail storefront.  Pet owners purchase dog food, treats, and other supplies at strong gross margin.

Who is it for?

Successful Pet Wants’ franchise owners are driven to succeed and passionate about pets and helping pet owners.  Business management experience is a plus, but not required.  The desire to follow a proven system is the foundation for success.  No special knowledge of pet nutrition is required as this is provided as part of onboarding and training.

What would you do as a franchisee?

Market and promote your business within your community, establishing yourself as an expert in pet health and nutrition.  Manage relationships with vendors, customers, and community partners to drive more awareness of the Pet Wants brand.  Create appealing visual merchandise displays at both events and in retail locations.  Mange key performance metrics to make business decisions.

The Winner’s Circle – Franchise Fee Reimbursement Program!

The Winner’s Circle is an incentive-based program that allows new franchise owners the opportunity to gain full franchise fee reimbursement over the first few years of operations.  Franchise owners that enroll in the Winner’s Circle program will become eligible for annual payments based upon preset milestones.  This program truly incentives our new franchise owners to utilize all of their resources to reach their goals to reach the Winner’s Circle.

 

“When customers hear about Pet Wants, they’re intrigued by the notion that the food is fresh. I think that the challenge we have is to convince people that fresh is the better way to go. A lot of consumers, they’re very unaware that they do have choices, that fresher food does make a difference.”

-Chuck Ryan, Pet Wants Chicago

 

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