How much does a Sharetea franchise cost?
Opening a Sharetea franchise takes a total initial investment of $275,600 to $606,400, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Sharetea franchises Tea Shops. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Sharetea franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $275,600 to $606,400. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Renovation ($55,000 to $250,000), Equipment ($91,000 to $103,000), and Additional Funds – 3 Months ($25,000 to $85,000).
The initial franchise fee is $12,000.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $12,000 | $12,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Technology Transfer Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $20,000 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Store Pre-opening Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $17,000 | $17,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Store Design Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $3,000 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Security Deposit2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Equipment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $91,000 | $103,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Utensils2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $2,500 | $3,300 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $30,000 | $45,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Related Personnel Cost for initial training2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $6,000 | $8,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Rent for the Tea Shop2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $2,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Rental for Warehouse2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $0 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Renovation2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $55,000 | $250,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Licenses, Permits, Fees and Deposit2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $10,000 | $12,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Point of Sale System2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $2,100 | $2,100 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Office Equipment & Supplies2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $1,500 | $1,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Uniforms2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $2,000 | $2,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $4,500 | $15,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Advertisement2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $2,000 | $2,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $25,000 | $85,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17-18 | $275,600 | $606,400 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17-18 |
About this total: The printed total was re-read off FDD page 18 and is what the document prints; the listed unit-franchisee rows sum to a different low amount.
Source Sharetea, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17-18, 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 Sharetea franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
“We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.”
Source Sharetea, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 57, 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 Sharetea outlets there are, and how many closed
Sharetea ended 2025 with 146 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 8 franchised outlets opened and 16 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Sharetea opened 37 franchised outlets and 37 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 1, from 147 to 146 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 20 were terminated and 17 were not renewed. Those openings and departures do not add up to that change, because the FDD's own Item 20 row for 2023 does not add up either. We publish the franchisor's figures exactly as printed; see the note under the table below.
On average, about 8.0% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 12.
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 | 154 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 61 |
| 2024 | 159 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 61 |
| 2023 | 147 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1591 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 61 |
Source Sharetea, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 61, 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 Sharetea 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 Sharetea's estimated range is $441,000. It costs less to open than 67% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 8.0% for Sharetea. That is higher than 64% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Sharetea's franchised system shrank 0.7%. 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. Sharetea is not 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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