How much does a Swig franchise cost?
Opening a Swig franchise takes a total initial investment of $559,300 to $1,981,000, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median of $1,785,718 across 4 outlets.
Swig franchises traditional and non-traditional Swig stores. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Swig franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $559,300 to $1,981,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Real estate improvements ($280,000 to $1,415,000), Equipment, signs, furniture, fixtures, décor, and supplies ($125,000 to $245,000), and Additional funds ($35,000 to $80,000). Together they make up about 88% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $39,500, about 7.1% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $39,500 | $39,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Initial training2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $3,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Fees for additional trainees (Optional)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $0 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Real estate improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $280,000 | $1,415,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Site and construction document review fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $1,500 | $1,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Rent (3 months of rent, plus a security deposit)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $7,300 | $37,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Equipment, signs, furniture, fixtures, décor, and supplies2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $125,000 | $245,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Uniforms, initial marketing collateral and operational materials2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $4,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| POS system, computer hardware, and software2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $17,000 | $36,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Miscellaneous opening costs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $5,000 | $31,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Opening inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $12,000 | $26,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Grand opening assistance fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Grand opening marketing2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $20,000 | $35,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Additional funds2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $35,000 | $80,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17-18 | $559,300 | $1,981,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17-18 |
Source Swig, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17-18, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 19
What Swig franchisees actually report earning
Median
$1,785,718
Swig's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. Basis: All 16 traditional franchised stores that operated the entire period.
Sample size: 4 outlets. The FDD also reports average of $1,864,684. 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 tables do not include data from 25 traditional franchised stores and one non-traditional franchised store that were open as of December 31, 2025, but did not operate the entire period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Swig outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Swig, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 57-59, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 20
How many Swig outlets there are, and how many closed
Swig ended 2025 with 43 franchised outlets and 99 company-owned outlets. In that year 27 franchised outlets opened and 3 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Swig opened 46 franchised outlets and 3 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 43, from 0 to 43 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 3 were bought back by the franchisor.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 62 |
| 2024 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 62 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 62 |
Source Swig, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 61-62, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Compare
How Swig 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 Swig's estimated range is $1,270,150. It costs more to open than 78% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Swig 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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