Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads Franchise Cost 2026: $285K - $855K + Item 19 Data

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Opening a Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads franchise requires a total investment of $285K - $855K (Item 7 of the 2026 FDD), including a $25K franchise fee, with ongoing royalties of 5% of Gross Sales. Franchisees disclosed a median unit revenue of $754K in Item 19.

Initial Investment (Item 7)

Investment Range

Industry avg: $589K - $1.4M

Franchise Fee

Industry avg: $37K

Investment Percentile

vs. 749 Food & Beverage franchises

Item 19 Financial Performance Representation

Disclosed

Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads discloses financial performance in Item 19 of their 2026 FDD. The numbers below are extracted directly from the FDD — median is preferred over average because top performers skew the mean upward.

Median revenue

Per disclosed unit

25th–75th percentile

Middle 50% of units

Reporting period

calendar year 2024

Item 19 data is the franchisor's own disclosure — request the full FDD for percentile detail, year-over-year trend, and per-segment cuts. Always validate with 10-15 calls to existing franchisees listed in Item 20.

Ongoing Fee Impact

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Royalty Rate

Ad Fund Rate

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How to Read Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads Franchise Investment Data

The investment range disclosed in Item 7 of the Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads franchise FDD covers everything required to open the unit — franchise fee, build-out, equipment, signage, opening inventory, training, and a working-capital reserve. The High end of the range is the realistic budget. Most food & beverage buyers see actual costs cluster within 5-15% of the High range once site-specific real estate and construction costs are factored in.

Item 7 does not include personal living expenses, debt service, or the cost of due diligence (attorney, accountant, validation calls). Plan for an additional 20-30% of the Item 7 High range to cover these gaps. Lenders evaluating an SBA loan for a Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads franchise will look at the High range as the deal size, not the Low.

If Item 19 is disclosed, the franchisor has provided either gross sales averages, profit metrics, or both. Median figures are more reliable than averages — top performers can pull the mean upward by 30% or more. If Item 19 is blank, the franchisor declined to make financial performance representations. Absence of data is itself a signal — call 10-15 existing franchisees from Item 20 and ask directly.

Net worth and liquidity requirements published by Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads are the franchisor's filter for new buyers, not necessarily what your SBA lender will accept. SBA underwriting overlays its own credit, debt-service-coverage, and post-closing liquidity requirements on top. The published numbers are a floor, not a ceiling — many approved Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads franchise buyers carry significantly more capital than the listed minimums.

Data shown is extracted from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document filed with state regulators. Fees, investment ranges, and other terms may have changed since this filing. Always request the current FDD directly from the franchisor before making any investment decisions. This information is not financial, legal, or investment advice. Full disclaimer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Investment (Item 7)

$285K - $855K

Franchise fee

$25K

Royalty

5% of Gross Sales

Franchised units

1,214

Item 19 earnings

Disclosed

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