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Own an EarthWise Pet Care Franchise

Join this more than $140 billion dollar industry with one of our award-winning franchise concepts. 

Pet Business Retailer of the Year - 2021 Logo

Own an EarthWise Pet Care Franchise

Join this more than $140 billion dollar industry with one of our award-winning franchise concepts. 

We’re the pet care franchise that’s passionate about pets and has multiple concept options to choose from.

At EarthWise, we believe inherently that pets are family. That’s why we’ve devoted more than four decades to ensuring our furry friends have access to high-quality nutrition, safe supplies and top-notch grooming, daycare, and self-wash. It’s why we’ve built a business model that helps franchisees thrive. Choose from multiple franchise concepts for different investment levels. GROOMBAR franchise, PET DEPOT franchise, Dee-O-Gee franchise, and EarthWise Pet.

The truth is there’s just never been a better time to be in the pet care industry. Pet ownership in 2021 rose to 70% of US households, and owners spent 11% more on pet food, per American Pet Products Association APPA’s new survey. That’s an all-time high, with the industry predicted to grow to $275 Billion by the year 2030, according to Morgan Stanley.

Starting an EarthWise Pet franchise

We welcome experienced entrepreneurs, but don’t let a lack of experience stop you from exploring this opportunity. EarthWise provides comprehensive training and ongoing support to all our franchisees.

  • Here are the basics you need to know:*
  • Our typical startup costs range from $30,300 to $828,000 depending on the concept you choose, mobile being the lowest cost franchise model. 
  • Qualified candidates need liquid capital of $150,000 and a minimum net worth of $300,000 for our brick and mortar concepts but may require less for our mobile grooming options. 

We’re the go-to resource for pets and their people

Customers rely on us as experts. Our franchise owners, with the assistance of our pet nutrition certification program, help educate and guide customers. It’s the kind of one-on-one support that consumers don’t experience when buying online or browsing dozens of aisles in some massive big-box pet retailer.

We’ve been a leader in providing all-natural pet food since the category began to emerge in the 1980s. For many brands, the founding family’s stores were one of their largest volume retailers in the early days. Even today, most of our distributors and vendors only sell to specialty retailers like EarthWise.

We compete on quality and customer relationships

EarthWise trains franchisees and their staffs on every pet product line we carry so they can speak with the confidence of experts whenever customers have questions.

Our traditional stores are smaller than big-box pet retail places — a typical EarthWise franchise is 1,600-2,200 square feet, with our GROOMBAR concepts requiring even less. Within that footprint is a full retail store as well as full grooming and self-wash stations. The smaller size helps nurture our relationships with customers, who come to trust us as their local pet experts. We don’t need enormous amounts of space to have a huge impact on our communities.

We become a hub for all pet needs. EarthWise Pet owners work closely with animal rescue organizations and pet service providers in the community. Word-of-mouth from customers and other pet care providers helps build our brand.

EarthWise Pet Named 2021 Retailer of the Year

Pet Business magazine has named EarthWise Pet retail and service franchise as its 2021 Retailer of the Year.

“Michael Seitz and his team have built EarthWise Pet into one of the country’s leading pet retail and service chains by taking the intimacy and passion of a local, owner-operated business and combining it with the vision and resources of a centralized organization made up of pet retail experts,” said Mark Kalaygian, publishing director and editor in chief of Pet Business. “Because of this balance, EarthWise Pet has been able to more than doubled in size over the past four years and serves as a great example of what neighborhood pet stores can accomplish with the right mix of products, marketing strategies and customer engagement.” 

Mark Kalaygian, Publishing Director and Editor-in-Chief of Pet Business Magazine.

What people are saying

EarthWise franchisees come from all walks of life. In their previous lives, they might have been bankers, waitresses, pharmacists (and even a butler!). The one thing they all have in common? They’re as passionate about pets as we are.

“It’s just a solid business model. The pet industry, for lack of a better term, is bulletproof. People want to take care of their pets — their pets have to eat. With all that in mind, the pet industry just keeps on growing and growing. I started this business when we were in the middle of a recession, and it’s just been strong ever since.”
Mark Pagan
Multi-store franchisee
“We just can’t say enough good things about the franchise owners. From Day One we just felt like we were being folded into this family. I think what we love the most about being part of this family is that there’s always someone there to help and to answer questions. I think they are constantly looking at how to improve the brand, at how to support the franchisees.”
Julie Ward
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
“I chose this because I’ve always loved animals and, because of some pets that I’ve had over the years, nutrition was a huge focus for their ongoing health and quality of life. So, it just became a passion of mine. When my software job went away, I decided to pursue my dream of having a career where I worked with animals and was able to give them a better quality of life.”
Eileen Anderson
FRANCHISEE
“We picked EarthWise Pet because every time we would go anywhere else, you would ask people about the best thing for your dog and nobody could tell you. It was all misinformation or no information at all. And it just got frustrating, even at Petco’s or small places, everyone was the same. Now we are the ones that are able to educate and help people and their pets."
Daniel Crisologo
MULTI-STORE FRANCHISEE

Grow with us

EarthWise Pet’s business model works anywhere people love pets — which is everywhere. Our franchisees are thriving in both big cities and small communities. To learn more, please fill out the form on this page to download your free EarthWise Pet Supply Franchise eBook. You can also request a call with a member of our Franchise Development team to see if there’s an EarthWise territory available in your area.

Mission Statement

As the leading pet retail and service provider, we create emotional connections with our customers and their pets through best-in-class pet nutrition training, grooming services, and self wash.  After all, pets are family.