How much does a Mahana Fresh franchise cost?
Opening a Mahana Fresh franchise takes a total initial investment of $212,200 to $758,500, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports gross sales of $993,262 across 3 outlets.
Mahana Fresh franchises restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Mahana Fresh franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $212,200 to $758,500. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($20,000 to $330,000), Equipment and Small Wares ($60,000 to $150,000), and Additional Funds - 3 months ($30,000 to $60,000). Together they make up about 71% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $49,500, about 23% 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 | $49,500 | $49,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Travel/ | $1,000 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Real estate/ | $5,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $20,000 | $330,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Buildout Management2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $0 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Equipment and Small Wares2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $60,000 | $150,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Mill Works and Furniture2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $8,000 | $42,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $5,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Computer System & Technology Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $8,000 | $9,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Office Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Legal and Accounting2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,000 | $7,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Dues and Subscriptions2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $200 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Utility Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $0 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Initial Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $3,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $20,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Onsite Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $0 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Additional Funds - 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $30,000 | $60,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $212,200 | $758,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
Source Mahana Fresh, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Mahana Fresh franchisees actually report earning
Gross Sales
$993,262
Mahana Fresh's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. Basis: three franchised outlets that met our criteria for disclosure.
Sample size: 3 outlets. The FDD also reports average sales per disclosed outlet of $1,010,947. 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
- We excluded from this representation any outlets that operated either for a time less than the entire Measuring Period or that did not operate under a 7-day per week operating schedule.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Mahana Fresh outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Mahana Fresh, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 48, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Mahana Fresh outlets there are, and how many closed
Mahana Fresh ended 2024 with 7 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 3 franchised outlets opened and 3 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Mahana Fresh opened 6 franchised outlets and 6 outlets left the system. The franchised system ended the period the same size it started. Of the outlets that left, 1 was terminated and 5 closed for other reasons.
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 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
Source Mahana Fresh, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Mahana Fresh 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 Mahana Fresh's estimated range is $485,350. It costs less to open than 60% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Mahana Fresh 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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