Commercial Dishwasher Repair Service
Restaurant dish rooms, sanitizer uptime, and emergency service calls
Bottom line
Worth studying, but do not buy without strong local proof.
Commercial dishwasher repair services maintain high-temp machines, low-temp chemical machines, glass washers, conveyor dishwashers, boosters, pumps, solenoids, drains, chemical feeders, and deliming routines for restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, and cafeterias. The buyer pain is immediate: a broken dish machine can shut down service or create health-code risk.
Avg Revenue
$550K
Profit Margin
22%
Acquisition Multiple
2x - 4.8x
Startup Cost
$35K - $200K
How It Works
Technicians respond to dish-machine breakdowns, replace pumps, motors, valves, heating elements, curtains, controls, and hoses, then sell preventive maintenance, deliming, water-treatment checks, chemical-feed service, and emergency contracts. Many operators cross-sell ice machines, ovens, refrigeration, and other commercial kitchen equipment repairs.
Revenue Range
BizBite underwriting snapshot
Pass for now
Commercial Dishwasher Repair Service has enough high-level data for a first look, but BizBite has not assigned a category-specific operating model yet. Treat the score as preliminary.
Category-level fit before lender-specific diligence.
Weak source data caps the final score.
Why it may work
- No strong positives yet. More verified data needed.
Be careful
- !Source link status has not been verified yet
- !No last-checked date yet
- !No SBA category enrichment yet
- !No category operating model yet
- !Low data confidence
Pros
- +Restaurants and institutions need fast repair to keep service running
- +Parts markup and emergency labor can lift gross margin
- +Preventive-maintenance and deliming routes create recurring work
- +Natural expansion path into broader commercial kitchen equipment service
Cons
- -After-hours emergencies are common
- -Technicians need electrical, plumbing, chemical, and foodservice-equipment knowledge
- -Small restaurants may be price sensitive or slow to pay
Best For
Field-service operators comfortable with restaurants, urgent dispatch, and hands-on electromechanical repair
Operating Costs
Costs include service vehicles, technician wages, pumps, valves, heating elements, chemical-feed parts, insurance, dispatch software, and inventory. July 2026 checks found IBISWorld citing US appliance repair profit at 15.5% of revenue in 2026, while food-equipment service sector commentary cited 30-50% gross margins; BizBite models 18-26% net margins for dishwasher-focused commercial service companies.
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Where to Buy
US appliance repair industry analysis citing 2026 profit as a share of revenue
Commercial food-equipment repair sector overview citing typical gross-margin range
Search commercial dishwasher, restaurant equipment, and kitchen-equipment repair listings
Acquisition Score
Scores margin (30), entry multiple (25), SBA market depth (20), category risk (15), and deal momentum (10). Higher = better acquisition candidate.
Quick Facts
- Category
- service
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Buy price
- $1.1M–$2.6M
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