How much does a fresh&co franchise cost?
Opening a fresh&co franchise takes a total initial investment of $772,665 to $1,386,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales of $1,059,434 across 3 outlets.
Fresh Franchise LLC franchises restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a fresh&co franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $772,665 to $1,386,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – 3 Months ($150,000 to $300,000), Market Introduction Program ($25,000 to $50,000), and Training Expenses ($20,000 to $30,000).
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Market Introduction Program2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $25,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Site Evaluation Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $0 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $150,000 | $300,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $772,665 | $1,386,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
About this total: The attached Item 7 pages begin after earlier expenditure lines in the table; the printed total was re-read on PDF page 19 and is what the document prints.
Source fresh&co, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What fresh&co franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales
$1,059,434
fresh&co's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the entire 12-month period ending June 30, 2024 (“Measurement Period”). Basis: Franchise Locations in operation for the entire Measurement Period.
Sample size: 3 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $1,149,226. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- There was one other franchise in operation during the Measurement Period which was excluded from this Item 19 because it was not in operation for the entire Measurement Period.
- There was one Traditional Affiliate Restaurant in operation during the Measurement Period which was excluded from this Item 19 because it was not in operation for the entire Measurement Period.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new fresh&co outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source fresh&co, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 56, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many fresh&co outlets there are, and how many closed
fresh&co ended 2024 with 4 franchised outlets and 12 company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and none left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, fresh&co opened 5 franchised outlets and 1 outlet left the system. That is a net gain of 4, from 0 to 4 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 1 was terminated.
With fewer than 10 outlets, one closure moves the numbers a lot, so we do not calculate a yearly rate.
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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 59 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 59 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 59 |
Source fresh&co, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 59, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How fresh&co 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 fresh&co's estimated range is $1,079,333. It costs more 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. fresh&co 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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