How much does a Bango Bowls franchise cost?
Opening a Bango Bowls franchise takes a total initial investment of $177,082 to $614,692, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD's Item 19 publishes no median; it reports figures for gross revenue - affiliate restaurant 1: $1,157,823.
Bango Bowls franchises single-unit restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Bango Bowls franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $177,082 to $614,692. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($50,000 to $350,000), Other Equipment and Supplies ($30,000 to $70,000), and Additional Funds – 3 Months ($20,000 to $50,000). Together they make up about 76% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $36,000 to $40,000, about 20% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $36,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Lease Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $3,500 | $12,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Initial Marketing Spend2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $50,000 | $350,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $2,500 | $17,555 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Computer Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $499 | $2,499 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Point-of-Sale Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $2,583 | $3,583 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Other Equipment and Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $30,000 | $70,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Digital Menu Boards2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $3,000 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Operating Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $7,500 | $15,555 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Licenses and Professional Services2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $7,500 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $3,000 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Expenses Associated with Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $1,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $20,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10-11 | $177,082 | $614,692 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10-11 |
Source Bango Bowls, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10-11, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Bango Bowls franchisees actually report earning
Bango Bowls' 2025 FDD publishes no median in its Item 19. What it publishes instead is set out below, in the document's own terms. We do not calculate a median the document does not state.
The Chart below discloses the historical performance achieved by the five (5) affiliate-owned Restaurants that operated over the entirety of the 2024 calendar year (the “Measurement Period”) in a manner consistent with our System standards (each, an “Affiliate Restaurant”).
What the FDD does publish
| Measure | Average | Low | High | Outlets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Revenue - Affiliate Restaurant 1 | – | $1,157,823 | $1,157,823 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Gross Revenue - Affiliate Restaurant 2 | – | $995,953 | $995,953 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Gross Revenue - Affiliate Restaurant 3 | – | $743,669 | $743,669 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Gross Revenue - Affiliate Restaurant 4 | – | $622,266 | $622,266 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Gross Revenue - Affiliate Restaurant 5 | – | $424,211 | $424,211 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
A dash means the FDD does not print that figure. Bango Bowls' Item 19 covers the 2024 Calendar Year. Basis: Affiliate Restaurants. Sample size: 1 outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from these figures
- The figures exclude the one franchised Restaurant that first opened for business during the 2024 calendar year.
- The figures exclude the one affiliate-owned Restaurant that closed in 2024.
- The figures exclude the one affiliate-owned Restaurant that operates from a non-traditional site with a smaller footprint than the franchises offered under this Disclosure Document.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Bango Bowls outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Bango Bowls, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Bango Bowls outlets there are, and how many closed
Bango Bowls ended 2024 with 1 franchised outlet and 6 company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and none left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Bango Bowls opened 1 franchised outlet and no outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 1, from 0 to 1 franchised outlets.
The system had no franchised outlets at the start of these years, so there is no departure rate to calculate.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 45 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 45 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 45 |
Source Bango Bowls, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 45, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Bango Bowls compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Bango Bowls' estimated range is $395,887. It costs less to open than 73% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Bango Bowls is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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