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Tropical Smoothie Cafe vs Jamba: franchise cost side by side

Tropical Smoothie Cafe is the cheaper of the two to open, from $275,500; Jamba starts at $480,850.

Every figure comes from the brand's FDD, the disclosure file it must hand you before you sign.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe is the cheaper to open, from $275,500.

Jamba starts at $480,850, the lowest cost to open given in each FDD.

From each FDDTropical Smoothie Cafe logoTropical Smoothie CafeJamba logoJamba
Total cost to open$275,500 to $770,500$480,850 to $941,300
Upfront fee$35,000$35,500
Royalty (ongoing fee)6% of gross sales6% of net sales
Marketing fund5% of gross sales3% of net sales
Published sales$978,298 a year (average of 1,431 locations, 2025)$675,452 a year (average of 453 locations, 2025)
Outlets1,650 franchised, 1 company709 franchised, 1 company
Year filed20262026

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