How much does a Salad House franchise cost?
Opening a Salad House franchise takes a total initial investment of $303,700 to $750,500, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median of $1,516,079 across 11 outlets.
Salad House franchises Salad House Restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Salad House franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $303,700 to $750,500. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Construction and Leasehold Improvements ($150,000 to $325,000), Equipment ($25,000 to $160,000), and Lease Deposits and Rent – Three Months ($12,500 to $60,000). Together they make up about 73% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $40,000, about 13% 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 | $40,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $150,000 | $325,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Lease Deposits and Rent – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $12,500 | $60,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Furniture and Fixtures2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $3,000 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $25,000 | $160,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $11,500 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Computer, Software, and Point of Sale System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Initial Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $10,000 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Utility Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Insurance Deposits – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,500 | $3,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Travel for Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $200 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $18,000 | $27,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| General Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Additional Funds – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $20,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $303,700 | $750,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
Source Salad House, 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 Salad House franchisees actually report earning
Median
$1,516,079
Salad House's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024 Calendar Year. Basis: Operational Franchise Outlets.
Sample size: 11 outlets. The FDD also reports average of $1,612,384. 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 data relates to Operational Franchise Outlets and does not include New Franchise Outlets.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Salad House outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Salad House, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 53, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Salad House outlets there are, and how many closed
Salad House ended 2024 with 18 franchised outlets and 2 company-owned outlets. In that year 7 franchised outlets opened and none left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Salad House opened 15 franchised outlets and no outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 15, from 3 to 18 franchised outlets.
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 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 55 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 55 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 55 |
Source Salad House, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 55, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Salad House 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 Salad House's estimated range is $527,100. It costs less to open than 56% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Salad House 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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