Which costs less to open, Swig or Te Amo?

Swig: $608,400 – $1,718,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Te Amo: $186,000 – $565,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Te Amo. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

How do Swig and Te Amo royalties compare?

Swig: 7% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11); Te Amo: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.

Which has more locations, Swig or Te Amo?

Swig: 89 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58); Te Amo: 16 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 32). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do Swig and Te Amo disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Swig has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Te Amo makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

Swig vs Te Amo

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.

Swig2026 FDD TATe Amo2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Swig

$608,400 – $1,718,000

2026 FDD · Item 7

Te Amo

$186,000 – $565,000

2026 FDD · Item 7

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Swig

$39,500

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

Te Amo

$40,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 7

Royalty · Item 6

Swig

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

Te Amo

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
Swig and Te Amo disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
Only Swig has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

Swig

TATe Amo

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Swig

$608,400 – $1,718,000

2026 FDD · Item 7

Te Amo

$186,000 – $565,000

2026 FDD · Item 7

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Swig

$39,500

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

Te Amo

$40,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 7

Royalty (Item 6)

Swig

Royalty

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

Te Amo

Royalty

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Swig

Marketing fund — 3%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Te Amo

Brand fund current — 1%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8

System scale & health

Disclosure

Swig

TATe Amo

Total outlets (Item 20)

Swig

Outlets at end of 2024

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58

Te Amo

Outlets at end of 2024

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 32

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Swig

+44

Calculated: 45 at end of 2022 → 89 at end of 2024

Te Amo

+12

Calculated: 4 at end of 2022 → 16 at end of 2024

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Swig

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Te Amo

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Swig

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Te Amo

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Swig

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Te Amo

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

Swig

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Traditional affiliate-owned and franchised Swig stores operating the entire per…

$2,086,172

other Gross Sales maximum

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Traditional affiliate-owned Swig stores operating for entire period

$1,219,645

other Gross Sales average

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56

TATe Amo

Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

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.

Swig vs Te Amo: common questions

Which costs less to open, Swig or Te Amo?: Swig: $608,400 – $1,718,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Te Amo: $186,000 – $565,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Te Amo. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do Swig and Te Amo royalties compare?: Swig: 7% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11); Te Amo: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Which has more locations, Swig or Te Amo?: Swig: 89 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58); Te Amo: 16 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 32). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Swig and Te Amo disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Swig has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Te Amo makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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