Jamba franchise: what it costs
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) lists $480,850 to $941,300 as the cost of opening a Jamba franchise store that has no drive-thru. A brand must give you an FDD before you buy.
Jamba franchise cost, item by item
- Overall cost of opening
- From $480,850 up to $941,300 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $35,500 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- 6% of the net sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- 3% of the net sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- $675,452 a year on average across 453 locations it counts, before costs Item 19, 2026 FDD
- Location totals when 2025 ended
- Franchise owners ran 709, the company 1 Item 20, 2026 FDD
Every figure above comes from the 2026 Jamba Franchise Disclosure Document, which Jamba Juice Franchisor SPV LLC filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, dated MARCH 27, 2026. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Earnings and sales figures in the Jamba FDD
Item 19 is the FDD section where a brand may state what its locations sell or earn, and Jamba includes figures there. Average yearly net sales of $675,452 is the main figure, from 453 traditional franchised stores with no drive-thru that reported across all 52 weeks in 2025. It is money the store takes in, not profit, because rent, wages and every other cost get paid from it.
Before you trust any number an Item 19 gives you, use our guide on how to read one.
Other smoothie franchises next to Jamba
Among the smoothie franchises on this site, Jamba has the highest opening cost.
| Brand | Total cost to opentotal, lowest to highest | Upfront feeone-time fee | Royaltyongoing, usually a % of sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | $276K to $771K | $35,000 | 6% |
| Playa Bowls | $282K to $1.06M | $35,000 | 6% |
| Jamba | $481K to $941K | $35,500 | 6% |
Before you buy, a brand has to hand over its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD); the brand's latest one is where every figure comes from. After you open, the royalty is what you keep paying the brand: a share of sales or a set amount. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Each of the 3 brands shares sales or earnings figures in its FDD (see them by opening a brand). Each FDD here was filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce in 2026.
All smoothie franchises, side by side
Jamba location count
By the close of 2025, the United States had 710 Jamba locations, with 100% run by franchise owners, per Item 20. In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the Jamba FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Jamba FDD and franchise agreement with you.