How much does a Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar franchise cost?
Opening a Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar franchise takes a total initial investment of $333,500 to $581,000, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports the top 25% of stores had a median unit volume of $803,139 across 6 outlets.
Red Mango franchises stores offering upscale retail frozen yogurt, yogurt and non-yogurt based smoothie beverages, fruit-based smoothie beverages, fresh-squeezed fruit and vegetable juices, health foods, café items and related products and services for dine-in consumption and take-out service. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $333,500 to $581,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Interior Improvements, General Contractor; Electrical; Millwork; Tile, Plumbing, HVAC ($144,000 to $234,000), Soft Serve Machines ($55,500 to $111,000), and Smallwares; Furniture; Interior Graphics; Fixtures; Digital Menu Boards; Equipment ($53,000 to $110,000). Together they make up about 78% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $30,000, about 9.0% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Lease Deposits & Rent2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $4,000 | $9,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Design and Construction Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $0 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Architect; Engineer; Drawings2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $8,000 | $15,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Permits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Interior Improvements, General Contractor; Electrical; Millwork; Tile, Plumbing, HVAC2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $144,000 | $234,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Signage Package2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $7,500 | $12,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Smallwares; Furniture; Interior Graphics; Fixtures; Digital Menu Boards; Equipment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $53,000 | $110,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| POS System2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $4,500 | $8,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Soft Serve Machines2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $55,500 | $111,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Inventory; Uniforms2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $4,500 | $6,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Pre-opening training expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $3,000 | $6,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| New Store Marketing Plan Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $5,000 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Insurance - Liability & Workers compensation (initial deposit)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,000 | $2,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $2,000 | $6,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Additional Funds (3 months)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $10,000 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 | $333,500 | $581,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 |
Source Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar franchisees actually report earning
The top 25% of Stores had a median unit volume
$803,139
Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the between December 30, 2024 and December 28, 2025. Basis: Traditional Stores and Non-Traditional Stores.
Sample size: 6 outlets. The FDD also reports the top 25% of stores had an average unit volume of $860,441. 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
- One Store that was excluded is a Non-Traditional Store (operating 1-2 yogurt machines plus a toppings bar only inside of a c-store) has not consistently reported sales during 2025.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 46-47, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar outlets there are, and how many closed
Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar ended 2025 with 26 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year no franchised outlets opened and 19 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar opened 3 franchised outlets and 34 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 31, from 57 to 26 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 27 were not renewed and 7 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 22% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 4.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2024 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2023 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
Source Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 49-50, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar 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 Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar's estimated range is $457,250. It costs less to open than 64% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 22% for Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar. That is higher than 96% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar's franchised system shrank 54%. 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. Red Mango Cafe & Juice Bar 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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