Many people wouldn’t have connected pizza and doughnuts with duct cleaning.
But John Rotche did.
He’s turning his work experience with Domino’s Pizza Inc. and Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. into a new business opportunity for Ann Arbor-based Ductz International L.L.C.
Ductz is launching Hoodz International L.L.C. with about 75 current Ductz franchisees. That number and geographic reach should make Hoodz the largest national commercial hood franchise in the U.S. by the end of the year, said Rotche, who is president of Ductz.
He projects Hoodz will bring in revenue of $7.5 million during its first year of operation. “There’s a natural connection†between duct cleaning and hood cleaning, since hoods are just ductwork in the kitchen that carry heat and grease rather than dust, Rotche said. Cleaning commercial hoods requires many of the same tools and the same skill sets as duct cleaning, he said.
