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Pita Pit

Pita sandwiches and salads

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

1995/1997 ALL C,I 554/16 589/22 612/16 $197.6K-$410.3K/

$25K

5-6% YES NO NO

417

Deli Delicious

Sandwiches, salads, sides

Fresno, Calif.

1996/2008 W NO 27/1 39/1 50/0 $217.9K-$462.2K/

$25K

6% YES NO YES

NR

Great Wraps

Hot wrapped sandwiches, cheesesteaks, rice

bowls, salads, smoothies

Atlanta

1974/1983 ALL C 65/0 68/0 63/0 $159.5K-$485.5K/

$22.5K

5.5% NO NO NO

Groucho’s Deli

Subs, salads, sauces

Columbia, S.C.

1941/2001 S,SE NO 30/1 31/1 32/1 $82.5K-$380.8K/

$18K-$28K

6% NO NO YES

The Gyro Shack

Gyros and Mediterranean food

Boise, Idaho

2009/2016 W* NO 0/2 0/2 2/4 $161.1K-$477.5K/

$25K

6% NO NO NO

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Smoothie King

Smoothies, healthful snacks, health products

Metairie, La.

1973/1988 ALL C,I** 702/22 781/26 876/26 $225.7K-$778.2K/

$30K

6% YES NO YES

71

Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Smoothies, sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups,

coffee drinks

Atlanta

1997/1997 ALL NO 434/1 506/1 597/1 $222.8K-$525.4K/

$25K

6% YES NO NO

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Juice It Up!

Raw and cold-pressed juices, smoothies, acai and

pitaya bowls, healthful snacks

Irvine, Calif.

1995/1998 ALL NO 82/0 84/1 88/2 $216.4K-$378.3K/

$25K

6% YES NO YES

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Nekter Juice Bar

Juices, smoothies, acai bowls, non-dairy ice cream

Santa Ana, Calif.

2010/2012 ALL* C,I** 14/35 17/41 38/46 $201.5K-$452.6K/

$35K

6% YES NO NO

N

Bluetree Juice

Juices, smoothies, acai, healthful food

Miami

2012/2016 ALL C,I 0/1 0/2 0/2 $152.1K-$350K/

$25K

6% YES NO NO

Clean Juice

Organic juices, smoothies, acai bowls

Concord, N.C.

2015/2016 ALL C,I 0/1 0/3 6/4 $246.5K-$498.5K/

$40K

6% YES NO YES

MixStirs

Smoothies, protein shakes, wraps, salads

Plainview, N.Y.

2007/2007 ALL NO 10/0 10/0 7/0 $59.1K-$197.5K /

$25K

5% YES NO YES

NrGize Lifestyle Cafe

Smoothies, meal-replacement shakes, protein bars

Scottsdale, Ariz.

2006/2006 ALL C,I 101/0 90/0 87/0 $57.9K-$341.1K/

$7.5K-$30K

6%+ YES NO NO

RANK

KEY

KThousands ($), M Millions ($), $ U.S. dollars,

*Selling multiple units/master licenses only,

** Selling int’l. master licenses only

REGIONS

MW Midwest, NE Northeast, S South, SE Southeast,

SW Southwest, W West, C Canada, I Other International

Year Began/

Franchising

Since

Available

U.S.

Regions

Seeking

Int’l?

2015

Number of

Franchises/

Company-

Owned

2016

Number of

Franchises/

Company-

Owned

2017

Number of

Franchises/

Company-

Owned

Royalty

Fee

Home-

Based/

Mobile

Opportunity

Kiosk/

Express

Unit

Available?

Financing

Available?

Startup Costs/

Franchise Fee