Playa Bowls franchise: what it costs
Based on its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), a Playa Bowls franchise bowl shop costs $281,960 to $1,055,594 to open. This is the set of papers a brand is required to give you before you buy.
Playa Bowls franchise cost, item by item
- Full cost of opening
- $281,960 to $1,055,594 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $35,000 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- 6% of gross sales each month Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- 2% charged on gross sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- $1,117,488 a year on average across 223 locations it counts, before costs Item 19, 2026 FDD
- Locations when 2025 ended
- Franchise owners ran 342 and the company ran 30 Item 20, 2026 FDD
Each figure here comes from the 2026 Playa Bowls Franchise Disclosure Document. Playa Bowls Franchisor LLC submitted it to the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and it is dated April 30, 2026. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Playa Bowls FDD: sales and earnings
Item 19 is where a brand may state what its locations sell or earn, and Playa Bowls includes figures in that part of the FDD. The leading number covers 223 franchised traditional shops in 2025: average yearly sales of $1,117,488. It is money the store takes in, not profit, because rent, wages and every other cost get paid from it.
Before you count on any figure in an Item 19, our guide shows how to read it.
Other smoothie franchises next to Playa Bowls
Most smoothie franchises on this site cost less to open than Playa Bowls; the middle one starts at $282K.
| 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 opening, you still owe the brand a royalty: part of sales or a fixed amount. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Each of the 3 brands includes sales or earnings figures in its FDD (open a brand to see them). These FDDs were all filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce in 2026.
All smoothie franchises, side by side
Playa Bowls location count
At the end of 2025, Playa Bowls had 372 locations in the United States, with franchise owners running 92% of them (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 Playa Bowls FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Playa Bowls FDD and franchise agreement with you.