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    Clean Juice vs Smoothie King

    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.

    CJClean Juice2026 FDDSmoothie King2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Clean Juice

    $176,500 – $417,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Smoothie King

    Not available

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Clean Juice

    Not available

    Smoothie King

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Clean Juice

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Smoothie King

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Clean Juice discloses 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 (Clean Juice: 4, Smoothie King: 40). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Clean Juice

    $176,500 – $417,500
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Smoothie King

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Clean Juice

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Smoothie King

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Clean Juice

    6%
    Royalty: 6% of Gross Revenue weekly
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Smoothie King

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Clean Juice

    2%
    Traditional Store current Brand Development Fund contribution: 2% of Gross Revenue — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Smoothie King

    $5,000
    Development payment schedule; design/training/opening marketing fees — $5000
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Clean Juice

    55
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56

    Smoothie King

    1,242
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Clean Juice

    −14
    Calculated: 69 at end of 2024 → 55 at end of 2025

    Smoothie King

    +90
    Calculated: 1,152 at end of 2023 → 1,242 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Clean Juice

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Smoothie King

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Clean Juice

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Smoothie King

    1989
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Clean Juice

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Smoothie King

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    CJClean Juice
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top25%
    5 stores
    other Top25%At/abovemean count
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — top25% of54traditionalstores
    $506,313
    other top25% averageunitvolume
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — bottom25% of54traditionalstores
    $286,537
    other bottom25% highestunitvolume
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    +1 more groups in the full report
    Smoothie King
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 50percent cumulative net-sales segment
    $795,063
    other 2025 Top 50percent cumulative net-sales segment Median Net Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All 1087 units
    $662,015
    other 2025 All 1087 units Average Net Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Comparable-period same-store franchised units
    51 percent
    other 2025vs2024 At/above average percent
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    +37 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.

    Clean Juice vs Smoothie King: common questions

    Which has more locations, Clean Juice or Smoothie King?
    Clean Juice: 55 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56); Smoothie King: 1,242 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Clean Juice and Smoothie King disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Clean Juice has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups; Smoothie King has reviewed Item 19 figures for 40 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.

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