Quick answer
The Smoothie King Item 7 total initial investment is $329,850 to $683,715, as disclosed in the 2026 FDD, with an initial franchise fee of $25k to $30k. That total excludes real estate (excludes land and building), so land and building costs come on top.
Format breakdown
Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Smoothie King 2026 FDD, read from the Item 7 table.
Endcap / inline $329,850 to $683,715; freestanding drive-thru $639,950 to $1,278,900. Excludes land and building.
Where Smoothie King sits in Food/QSR
Within the Food/QSR category (11 format rows in this benchmark, $275,500 to $2,632,500, median midpoint $799,202), the $329,850 to $683,715 range for Smoothie King sits below the category's median midpoint. 91% of Food/QSR formats in this benchmark exclude real estate from the headline total, so always check the real-estate column before comparing two brands in this category.
Verify this before you sign a Smoothie King agreement
This page is the pattern read from the filed FDD. On your actual Smoothie King document, an Inkvex review reads the real filing and tells you what the numbers mean before you sign: a risk score from 1 to 10, the exact Item 7 clauses quoted, the real-estate-exclusion and working-capital traps flagged, and an attorney-handoff summary.
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Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Smoothie King filed FDD; the format breakdown above carries the line-item detail and footnotes.
How much does a Smoothie King franchise cost?
As disclosed in its 2026 FDD, the Smoothie King Item 7 total initial investment is $329,850 to $683,715, with an initial franchise fee of $25k to $30k. That total excludes real estate (excludes land and building), so land and building costs come on top. The format breakdown below carries the full detail, verbatim from the filing.
Does the Smoothie King franchise cost include real estate?
That total excludes real estate (excludes land and building), so land and building costs come on top.
What is the Smoothie King franchise fee?
The disclosed initial franchise fee for Smoothie King is $25k to $30k, as stated in the 2026 FDD. This is separate from the $329,850 to $683,715 total initial investment figure, which covers build-out, equipment, and other opening costs.
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This page is legal information, not legal advice. It is a first pass for your attorney or franchise counsel, not a substitute for one. Item 7 is a franchisor estimate, and every figure here is as-disclosed in the filed FDD as of its listed year. Verify any number against the current FDD before you rely on it.