Which costs less to open, Swig or Tptea?

Swig: $608,400 – $1,718,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Tptea: $424,800 – $446,900 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Tptea. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

Which has more locations, Swig or Tptea?

Swig: 89 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58); Tptea: 22 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do Swig and Tptea disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

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

Franchise opportunities compared

Swig vs Tptea

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

Tptea2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Swig

$608,400 – $1,718,000

2026 FDD · Item 7

Tptea

$424,800 – $446,900

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Swig

$39,500

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

Tptea

Not available

Royalty · Item 6

Swig

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

Tptea

Not available

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
Swig discloses 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

Tptea

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Swig

$608,400 – $1,718,000

2026 FDD · Item 7

Tptea

$424,800 – $446,900

Single TPTEA Tea Shop — Total Cost $424,800 – $446,900

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Swig

$39,500

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

Tptea

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Royalty (Item 6)

Swig

Royalty

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

Tptea

Not available

No reviewed royalty record

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Swig

Marketing fund — 3%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Tptea

Not available

No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

System scale & health

Disclosure

Swig

Tptea

Total outlets (Item 20)

Swig

Outlets at end of 2024

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58

Tptea

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Swig

+44

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

Tptea

+10

Calculated: 12 at end of 2023 → 22 at end of 2025

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Swig

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Tptea

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Swig

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Tptea

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Swig

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Tptea

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

Tptea

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 Tptea: common questions

Which costs less to open, Swig or Tptea?: Swig: $608,400 – $1,718,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Tptea: $424,800 – $446,900 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Tptea. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
Which has more locations, Swig or Tptea?: Swig: 89 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58); Tptea: 22 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Swig and Tptea disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Swig has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Tptea 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