Which costs less to open, Auntie Anne's or Red Mango?

Auntie Anne's: $115,225 – $1,811,400 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Red Mango: $113,500 – $581,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Red Mango. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

Which has more locations, Auntie Anne's or Red Mango?

Auntie Anne's: 1,236 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 95); Red Mango: 26 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do Auntie Anne's and Red Mango disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Auntie Anne's has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 location groups; Red Mango has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

Auntie Anne's vs Red Mango

Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

Auntie Anne's2026 FDD

Red Mango2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Auntie Anne's

$115,225 – $1,811,400

2026 FDD · Item 7

Red Mango

$113,500 – $581,000

2026 FDD · Item 7

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Auntie Anne's

$4,800

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 29

Red Mango

Not available

Royalty · Item 6

Auntie Anne's

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30

Red Mango

Not available

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
Auntie Anne's and Red Mango disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Auntie Anne's: 7, Red Mango: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

Auntie Anne's

Red Mango

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Auntie Anne's

$115,225 – $1,811,400

2026 FDD · Item 7

Red Mango

$113,500 – $581,000

2026 FDD · Item 7

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Auntie Anne's

$4,800

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 29

Red Mango

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Royalty (Item 6)

Auntie Anne's

Royalty fee — standard Shops current percentage

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30

Red Mango

Not available

No reviewed royalty record

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Auntie Anne's

Advertising contribution — Co-Branded Shops, Auntie Anne’s share — 2%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31

Red Mango

Not available

No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

System scale & health

Disclosure

Auntie Anne's

Red Mango

Total outlets (Item 20)

Auntie Anne's

1,236

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 95

Red Mango

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Auntie Anne's

+80

Calculated: 1,156 at end of 2023 → 1,236 at end of 2025

Red Mango

−24

Calculated: 50 at end of 2023 → 26 at end of 2025

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Auntie Anne's

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Red Mango

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Auntie Anne's

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Red Mango

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Auntie Anne's

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Red Mango

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

Auntie Anne's

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Enclosed Mall Franchises

$638,196

other Enclosed Mall franchises

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 91

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Cinnabon Co-Branded Franchises

$977,242

other Cinnabon Co-Branded franchises

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 93

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Outlet Center Franchises

$1,005,518

other Outlet Center franchises

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 92

+4 more groups in the full report

Red Mango

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom25%

3 units

other Bottom above mean count

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — top25% of25stores qualifying11of12periods;6stores

$860,441

other top25%

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — bottom25% of25stores qualifying11of12periods;7stores

$33,998

other bottom25%

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53

+1 more groups in the full report

Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

Auntie Anne's vs Red Mango: common questions

Which costs less to open, Auntie Anne's or Red Mango?: Auntie Anne's: $115,225 – $1,811,400 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Red Mango: $113,500 – $581,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Red Mango. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
Which has more locations, Auntie Anne's or Red Mango?: Auntie Anne's: 1,236 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 95); Red Mango: 26 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Auntie Anne's and Red Mango disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Auntie Anne's has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 location groups; Red Mango has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures