Franchise opportunities compared
Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads vs Sonic Drive-In
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads
$72,500 – $654,200
2025 FDD · Item 7Sonic Drive-In
$1,485,200
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 38Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads
Not available
Sonic Drive-In
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads
5%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17Sonic Drive-In
1%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 34Before you compare
- Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads figures come from its 2025 FDD and Sonic Drive-In figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads 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 (Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads: 3, Sonic Drive-In: 8). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Green Leaf’s Beyond Great SaladsSonic Drive-InItem 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.
Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads vs Sonic Drive-In: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads or Sonic Drive-In?
- Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads: $72,500 – $654,200 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Sonic Drive-In: $1,485,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 38). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads and Sonic Drive-In royalties compare?
- Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); Sonic Drive-In: 1% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 34). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads or Sonic Drive-In?
- Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads: 23 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54); Sonic Drive-In: 3,412 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads and Sonic Drive-In disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; Sonic Drive-In has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 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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