Jamba Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Jamba, formerly Jamba Juice, is a quick-service franchise serving fruit smoothies, juices, bowls, and nutrition boosts. Franchisees run compact shops in retail locations managing blending, fresh inventory, and counter service.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Jamba franchise requires a total initial investment of $481K – $941K, including a $36K – $71K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $675K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 3.6% charge-off rate across 28 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $481K – $941K
- 78th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $675K
- 15th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 44th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 710
- 86th pct Service Resta…
- SBA charge-off
- 3.6%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Quick-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Quick-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- Total investment $481K – $941K including a $36K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $675K/year (median $625K).
- Verdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 75/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 3.6% across 28 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- 42 units terminated last reporting year (5.9% of the system). Ask existing franchisees why.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Jamba Juice Franchisor SPV LLC
- Parent company
- GoTo Foods LLC (formerly Focus Brands LLC)
- Ultimate parent
- GoTo Foods LLC
- Predecessor
- Jamba Juice LLC (formerly Jamba Juice Company)
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Omer Gajial
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 5620 Glenridge Drive NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30342
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2025); Grant Thornton LLP (2024/2023)
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $321.4M
- vs $308.9M prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- Jamba Juice
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Omer Gajial
- Headquarters
- GA
- Founded
- 1991
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 36
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 12% above the typical quick-service restaurants franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $36K | $36K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $15K | $43K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $430K | $863K |
| Total initial investment | $481K | $941K |
Source: Jamba 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $481K – $941K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $15K – $43K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $36K – $71K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 3.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 3.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $454 |
| Training fee | $3K |
| Transfer fee | $18K |
| Renewal fee | $7K |
| Inventory (initial) | $5K – $50K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 39% below the quick-service restaurants norm.
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$88K
13.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
12%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
8.4 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $675K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $625K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- Net Sales by quartile
- Sample size
- 488 units
- vs category median 28 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $122K→$2.3M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $385K→$1.0M
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 3 / 10 · above
Compared against 485 Quick-Service Restaurants brands
Revenue is only 0.9x the investment. This means each unit may take 5+ years to recoup the initial outlay at typical margins.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $675K/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 0.9x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% (near the Quick-Service Restaurants average).
Disclosure
Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System contracting at -3.3% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Quick-Service Restaurants averages
How Jamba Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 710
- Opened
- 29
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 42
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 4
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 6.5%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -3.3%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -3.3%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 29
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 42
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 4
- Transfers (3yr)
- 43
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 37
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 6.1%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Termination rate
- 6.9%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 5.9%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 3 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- Michigan
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 28
- Loan volume
- $17.8M
- Median loan
- $617K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 3.6%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 96.4%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 100.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 17
- Defaults
- 1
- Typical loan rate
- 7.7%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 10.6%
- brand beats franchise avg ↓
- Jobs supported
- 885
- 5.0 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 14%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 72% went to startups / new businesses, 28% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, franchised businesses charge off at 10.6% vs 8.9% for independents — franchising is associated with 19% higher SBA default risk in this category.
Top lenders financing Jamba franchisees
Showing 3 of 17 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
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SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Jamba's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 10 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 9 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 9-year lending trend
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What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 3.6% — 78% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Jamba presents moderate-to-cautious risk: declining unit count, undisclosed unit-level profitability, high capital requirements, and parent company litigation history raise questions about franchisee sustainability and franchisor accountability.
Litigation (Item 3)
3 case reference(s): 0 pending, 9 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $650,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2025); Grant Thornton LLP (2024/2023)
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
ⓘ These are the parent company's consolidated financials (the parent guarantees the franchisor), not this brand's standalone results — the figure reflects the whole corporate group, not this brand alone.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDUnit count declined 2.3% YoY (710 units) — system shrinkage indicates market saturation or unit underperformance
- 02MINORNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosure — inability to assess actual profitability despite $674,979 avg revenue
- 03MINORHigh initial investment range ($249k–$1.8M) with 6% royalty creates significant breakeven threshold; unclear if average franchisees achieve positive ROI
- 04HIGHMultiple litigation settlements across parent company affiliates (Arby's/Dunkin'/Jimmy John's) suggest systemic compliance issues with labor practices and data security
- 05MED20-year term is lengthy; limited exit flexibility if unit underperforms or system continues contracting
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 20 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 20 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 1 mi |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 3 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Metropolitan area of district court where franchisor's principal place of business is located (currently Georgia) |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | GA |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
3 case reference(s): 0 pending, 9 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 25 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 60 hrs
- Training location
- Online modules (classroom) and Certified Training Locations (OJT)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Designated POS System (HaaS or CapEx programs)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Designated POS System (HaaS or CapEx programs)
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
100 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Jamba · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Jamba franchise?
The total investment to open a Jamba franchise ranges from $481K – $941K, with an initial franchise fee of $36K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Jamba franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Jamba FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $675K. The median is $625K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Jamba's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Jamba has a charge-off rate of 3.6% across 28 loans, meaning 3.6% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Jamba franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Jamba has 710 total units in the United States, including 709 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 29 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Jamba a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Jamba as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 75 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.