How much does a Planet Smoothie franchise cost?
Opening a Planet Smoothie franchise takes a total initial investment of $205,650 to $478,500, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales of $259,988 across 143 outlets.
The brand franchises Planet Smoothie restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Planet Smoothie franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $205,650 to $478,500. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($78,000 to $220,000), Restaurant Equipment, Furniture, Small Wares, Interior Signage and Menu Panels ($56,000 to $94,000), and Architectural Fees ($10,000 to $21,000). Together they make up about 70% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $12,000 to $25,000, about 5.8% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 35 | $12,000 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 35 |
| Lease Review Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 35 | $0 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 35 |
| Rent/ | $6,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 35 |
| Travel and Living Expenses (3 persons) while training, not including salaries, if any, for you and your employees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $3,750 | $7,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Architectural Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $10,000 | $21,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $78,000 | $220,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Restaurant Equipment, Furniture, Small Wares, Interior Signage and Menu Panels2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $56,000 | $94,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Exterior Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $8,000 | $17,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Computer Hardware, Software (POS System)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $3,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| PCI Compliance Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $150 | $1,300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Opening Inventory (food and paper)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Business Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $1,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $4,750 | $17,200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 |
| Depository Account2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 | $3,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 |
| Additional Funds - 3 month initial period2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 35-37 | $205,650 | $478,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 35-37 |
Source Planet Smoothie, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 35-37, 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 Planet Smoothie franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales
$259,988
Planet Smoothie's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024. Basis: All franchised outlets including Non-Traditional outlets.
Sample size: 143 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $280,048. 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
- The figures include all franchised outlets including Non-Traditional outlets that did not open for the first time during the past fiscal year.
- The FDD states that the figures were prepared from weekly sales reports provided by franchisees and that it has not audited the information provided by the franchisees.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Planet Smoothie outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Planet Smoothie, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 78, 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 Planet Smoothie outlets there are, and how many closed
Planet Smoothie ended 2024 with 154 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 10 franchised outlets opened and 14 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Planet Smoothie opened 37 franchised outlets and 32 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 5, from 149 to 154 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 4 were terminated, 9 were not renewed, and 19 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 7.0% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 14.
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 | 158 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 154 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 85 |
| 2023 | 152 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 158 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 85 |
| 2022 | 149 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 152 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 85 |
Source Planet Smoothie, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 79-88, 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 Planet Smoothie 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 Planet Smoothie's estimated range is $342,075. It costs less to open than 80% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 7.0% for Planet Smoothie. That is higher than 59% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Planet Smoothie's franchised system grew 3.4%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 5.0%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Planet Smoothie 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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