Franchise opportunities compared
Palm Beach Tan® vs Sola Salon
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.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Sola Salon 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 (Palm Beach Tan®: 4, Sola Salon: 16). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Palm Beach Tan® | SSSola Salon |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $755,390 – $1,263,712 TOTAL 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22 | $17 – $3,856,592 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $30,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 4% · percentage of Gross Sales; 4% for months 1-12, 5% for months 13-24, and 6% thereafter Royalty Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | $5.50 Royalty Fee: 5.5% of Gross Revenue, with a minimum of $500 per month; franchisees who signed franchise or development agreements before 2020 may pay a lower monthly Royalty Fee. 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 2% of percentage of gross sales Advertising Fund 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | $1.50 i-Area Marketing — “MAM”) Program Up to 2% of Gross Revenue per month, currently — 1.5 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 634 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 66 | 744 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −21 Calculated: 655 at end of 2023 → 634 at end of 2025 | +47 Calculated: 697 at end of 2023 → 744 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | 2001 for Palm Beach Tan locations; 2026 for Palm Beach Tan • Wellness locations 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2001 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (314 locations) — revenue $504,916 median Total Revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 Franchised (324 locations) — revenue $549,415 mean Total Revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 Company-owned (310 locations) — revenue — 310 Company-Owned Sample Locations -- comprised of 23 company-owned locations o… $524,160 mean Total Revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 +1 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Location Occupancy Reporting Criteria 12.1 percent other Lowest in Range · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Total occupancyband 85.6 percent other Total · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised locations meeting Occupancy Reporting Criteria 100 percent other y 89.7% Average Occupancy 85.1% Highest Occupancy Percentage in Range · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50 +13 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.