Salsarita's Franchise Cost & 2026 FDD Data
53/100
Second tier
53 this brand51 Quick-Service Restaurants medianlikely 49–57: narrower with more SBA loans (high confidence)
Higher is better · an editorial assessment, not investment advice
#1,545 of 3,068 graded brands
Why a B: Helped by financial health, scale, legal record and transparency. Held back by unit growth. See all six factors
- Total investment
- $371K – $856K
- Avg gross sales
- $1.3M
- “System-wide traditional (franchised+company)”, 50 outlets; not profit
- SBA charge-off
- 18.8%
1 in 5 SBA 7(a) loans to Salsarita's owners charged off (3 of 16 resolved loans, approved FY2005 to FY2009); Quick-Service Restaurants median 17.6%.
Data from the FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records. Analysis by FranchiseVerdict · Methodology · Website · Report an error · Franchisor? Claim this listing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026 FDD
Per the 2026 FDD, a Salsarita's franchise requires a total initial investment of $371K – $856K, including a $30K franchise fee. Once open, the ongoing royalty is 5.0%. Per the 2026 FDD, average gross sales were $1.3M (Item 19 group “System-wide traditional (franchised+company)”, 50 outlets; gross sales, not profit). SBA 7(a) loans show a 18.8% charge-off rate on 16 resolved loans. Verdict grade: B (Second tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice.
Sources: 2026 FDD · SBA 7(a) loan records (FOIA) · What one unit could make and lose →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low (issued within the last 12 months)
Evidence for the headline figures: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored7 of 7 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
Quick verdict · vs Quick-Service Restaurants median
Top edge: green = better than the Quick-Service Restaurants median by more than 10%, red = worse by more than 10%, gray = within 10% or no benchmark. Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a).
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Methodology
Bottom line
- RETURNSAverage gross sales of $1.3M/year (includes company-owned outlets; Item 19 group “System-wide traditional (franchised+company)”, 50 outlets; gross sales, not profit).
- GROWTHIn the latest Item 20 year, the number of franchised outlets fell by 4 (0 opened, 4 closed).
- DECLINE-8 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025 (60 to 52, -13.3% in total, -6.9% a year compounded). Ask whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
AT STAKEOne unit at the Item 7 midpoint: $80K a year in payments on assumed SBA 7(a)-style terms.You put in about $123K of your own cash and personally guarantee a $491K loan. Assumptions are labeled in Sales; not investment advice.See what one unit could make and lose
Things to check before you sign (2)
- Net -4 franchised outlets in 2025 (Item 20, outlet counts). Ask owners why outlets closed.
- The franchisor keeps the right to compete inside your territory (Item 12, territory).
SBA charge-off rate 18.8%, near the 17.6% category median; the score uses fixed ranges, not the median, and takes 7 points for it (see Why a B). Checked and clear: no auditor doubt that the franchisor can keep operating, no lawsuit naming the franchisor in Item 3, no supplier rebates to the franchisor, no rule that the owner must run it personally and the full filing on file, and an Item 19 average from 50 units. Not on file here, so ask: jury-trial waiver.
What to do next
Step 1: Read the FDD itself.
Free: the franchisor must give it to you at least 14 days before you sign or pay. Or look it up in a state registry (Wisconsin, Minnesota, California). What to read first.
Step 2: Talk to current and former owners.
Free: Item 20 of the FDD lists every current owner and those who left last year, most with a phone number. Questions to ask.
Step 3: Talk to an SBA lender.
Free: the SBA's Lender Match, or the lenders already lending to this brand in the SBA section. Ask what you would personally guarantee and what the monthly payment would be. If you plan to use retirement savings, ask a CPA about the rules for that first.
Step 4: Have a franchise attorney review the FDD and agreement.
Free: your state bar's lawyer referral service can name franchise lawyers, and many offer a short first consultation. Bring the checks listed above.
Research steps, not investment or legal advice.
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost (the Item 7 midpoint) is 26% above the Quick-Service Restaurants median ($487K).
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7 (fees and startup costs)
Do you qualify? The filing states no minimum net worth or liquid capital. Ask Salsarita's Franchising, LLC (Item 1: 4601 Charlotte Park Drive, Suite 370, Charlotte, NC 28217) and your lender what they require, and keep living costs for the first year outside the deal.
FDD Item 7 (startup costs) · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $30K | $30K |
| Working capital (first 3 months) | $10K | $35K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $331K | $791K |
| Total initial investment | $371K | $856K |
Source: Salsarita's 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 6 · what you pay once you are open
Ongoing fees
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of net sales |
| Marketing / ad fundBrand-wide marketing pool. National Ad Fund 2% of Net Revenues; Creative Fund + Regional Co-op + Local Store Marketing combined up to 6% of Net Revenues total | 2.0% of net sales |
Technology feesThe filing's detailMultiple designated-vendor tech fees: POS software subscription ~$228/mo, online ordering platform ~$105/mo base + $50/mo catering, payment gateway ~$55/mo, PCI compliance ~$156/mo, anti-virus $120-150/yr | See the list |
| Total fee loadnear the Quick-Service Restaurants median of 7.0% | 7.0% of sales |
What do units actually make?
Average gross sales are 33% above the Quick-Service Restaurants median ($950K).
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19 (sales and earnings)
Items 6 (other fees), 7 (startup costs) and 19 (sales and earnings) · assumptions labeled
What you could make and lose: one unit
What one Salsarita's unit would ask of you, from the filing's Item 7 total and labeled assumptions.
Average gross sales are $1.3M (FDD p.48), and the royalty and ad fund take about $88K of that a year (Item 6). This brand's Item 19 does not print cost lines. Enter your own from a lease quote, a payroll plan and calls with current owners. So this box does not estimate a profit. To cover the loan payment alone, one unit has to clear $80K a year after its food, labor, rent and other costs and the franchisor's fees.
How these figures are worked out
- Loan (assumption): 80% of the $614K Item 7 midpoint is a $491K loan, paid over 10 years at 10.5%: $80K a year. SBA 7(a)-style terms on a long-term rate; your lender sets yours. Salsarita's' past SBA 7(a) loans averaged 6.2% at approval; 7(a) rates move with the prime rate, so 10.5% is a current-rate assumption, not this brand's history.
What you put at risk
Your own cash in: about $123K Assumption (the part the loan does not cover of the $614K Item 7 midpoint), plus whatever anything Item 7 leaves out (its notes say what). The loan is $491K.
Personal guarantee. SBA 7(a) loans require a personal guarantee from anyone who owns 20% or more of the business. If the unit cannot pay, the lender can collect from you personally, which can include your savings and your home. The worst case is losing the cash you put in and still owing the rest of the loan.
Gross sales are not profit, and none of these figures is take-home pay until tax and every operating cost are paid. The assumptions are ours, not the filing's. Not investment advice.
Returns modelOne unit · several units · editable
One unit
One unit: what is left after the loan payment
Gross sales, minus the franchisor's fees and the operating costs, is the unit's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). Minus an assumed loan payment, that is what is left for you, before tax. Gross sales are not profit.
This brand's Item 19 does not print cost lines. Enter your own from a lease quote, a payroll plan and calls with current owners. Invested capital is the Item 7 total, which already includes its working-capital (additional funds) line.
Returns model · one unit
What would one Salsarita's unit leave you each year after the loan payment?
Item 19: $1,262,122 average for 50 outlets (System-wide traditional (franchised+company)). Use a figure for outlets like yours if yours differ.
Gross sales, not profit: the costs below decide what is left.
This brand's Item 19 does not print cost lines. Enter your own from a lease quote, a payroll plan and calls with current owners.
Illustrative category typicals, not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Item 7 midpoint of $371K to $856K
Item 7's $10K to $35K additional funds are already in the total
Left after the loan payment · per year
The unit's EBITDA minus the assumed loan payment. Before tax, depreciation and any cost your inputs leave out (insurance, accounting and legal, licenses, technology fees): not take-home pay.
Gross sales are not profit. Neither the filing nor a stated assumption on this page supplies COGS, labor, rent / occupancy and other operating costs. Enter your own (a lease quote, owner calls) and the model runs on it.
Loan of $491K at 10.5% over 10 years, an assumption, not a quote. Return and payback are before tax, depreciation and the costs above. The loan usually needs your personal guarantee.
Buying several existing units? The acquisition scenario
Buying several units
What buying a few existing units could return
Prices an existing operator of a few units off the single-unit EBITDA above, after shared services, and finances it with an SBA 7(a) loan, a conventional loan and a seller note. It shows the yearly return on your cash (IRR), whether year-1 earnings cover the loan payments (DSCR) and how the price is paid for. It starts at 5 units; every deal term is an assumption you can change, and none is from the FDD.
Not modelled yet
Gross sales are not profit. Neither the filing nor a stated assumption on this page supplies COGS, labor, rent / occupancy and other operating costs. Enter your own (a lease quote, owner calls) and the model runs on it.
This scenario starts from a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in the one-unit model above and it runs on that figure, or take it to the full ROI workbench, where the multi-unit and acquisition models accept your own per-unit economics.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD · filed by Salsarita's Franchising, LLC
Financial performance
- Range (low → high)
- $437K→$3.2MSource: 2026 FDD, page 48
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Top and bottom 33%
- $778K→$2.0M
- Bottom group → top group: the top and bottom 33% as the filing reports them
Percentile ranks within Quick-Service Restaurants
Each rank is among the Quick-Service Restaurants brands that report that figure (the count is under each bar).
vs Quick-Service Restaurants medians
How Salsarita's compares
Category median of published Quick-Service Restaurants brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Who are you contracting with?
Salsarita's Franchising, LLC, owned by Salsarita's Holdings, LLC.
Item 1 (the franchisor) · who you're contracting with
The franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Salsarita's Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- Salsarita's Holdings, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 5 of the 2026 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- Mississippi Restaurant Group, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 5 of the 2026 FDD
- Predecessor
- Salsarita's Fresh Cantina
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Philip Friedman
- Incorporated in
- Mississippi
- HQ
- 4601 Charlotte Park Drive, Suite 370, Charlotte, NC 28217
- Auditor
- SWISS, LLC (BMSS Advisors and CPAs)
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $4.1M
- latest fiscal year in the 2026 FDD; $4.6M the year before
Overview
About
Salsarita's Franchising, LLC franchises Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill restaurants, fast casual restaurants serving burritos, tacos, quesadillas, salads, nachos and other Mexican-inspired menu items.
- CEO
- Philip Friedman
- States and territories listed
- 15
- registered or offered in, as the filing lists them (DC and territories included); not where units may open
Is the system healthy?
-8 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025 (60 to 52, -13.3% in total, -6.9% a year compounded).
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20 (outlets opened, closed and transferred)
Item 20 (outlet counts) · unit dynamics
The growth chart
- Company-owned
- 8
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 87%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 rates and pipeline
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 3
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Item 20 · franchised units at year end
Franchised units fell from 60 in 2023 to 52 in 2025
Axis does not start at zero.
Source and method
Item 20 (outlet counts) outlets · 11 states
Where current outlets are
States with at least one current outlet in the Item 20 list the franchisor prints. Former owners are not counted, and this is not a list of where the franchisor may sell new units.
Current outlets (count on the tile) · 11 statesNo current outlet
18 current outlets in 11 states: the 18 on the owner list, of 52 franchised at year end (Item 20). 1 former owner (terminated, transferred, not renewed or otherwise left) listed separately.
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. The contact details are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
A system that lost more than 10% of its franchised outlets across the Item 20 years is a red flag. Check whether closures are concentrated in specific regions.
Government records
SBA loan data
Lenders charged off 18.8% of 16 resolved SBA 7(a) loans, above the 17.6% category median. 7(a) is the SBA's main small-business loan; a resolved loan was paid in full or charged off.
- Loans on file
- 16
- SBA 7(a) loans matched to this brand, incl. those still being repaid
- Loan volume
- $4.8M
- Average loan
- $303K
- loan volume divided by loans
- Charge-off rate
- 18.8%
- 3 of 16 resolved loans
- Paid in full
- 81.3%
- of resolved loans
- Recent-loan charge-off
- No recent loans
- no SBA 7(a) loan approved since FY2015
- Lenders
- 10
- Average interest rate
- 6.2%
- Jobs reported
- 181
- on the 15 loans approved FY2005 on; earlier loans did not record jobs
- Lender concentration
- 19%
- top lender's share
Cumulative: every 7(a) loan matched to this brand in the SBA’s FOIA files, approved FY1991 onward. Historical lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
Benchmark: the median Quick-Service Restaurants brand charges off 17.6% (175 brands with a published rate, same cumulative window and source). This brand is near that median.
The approval-year breakdown covers 12 of the 16 resolved loans and 3 of the 3 charge-offs (FY2005 to FY2009).
SBA 7(a) · charge-off rate by approval year
Salsarita's charge-off rate by loan approval year
None of these 3 approval years has 10 or more resolved loans, too few to draw a trend. Each year’s numbers are in the table below.
Show the numbers by year
| Year | Resolved | Charged off | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | Too few |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | Too few |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | Too few |
Source and method
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Full SBA lending reportlenders · charge-off rate · trend
Lender network · SBA 7(a)
SBA Lending Report
Lender, state and yearly detail for Salsarita's from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records.
- Average SBA guarantee
- 75%
- Average interest rate
- 6.2%
- Lender concentration
- 19%
- Jobs reported
- 181
Top 10 SBA lenders by loan count
| Loans | Volume | Charge-off |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens Bank | ||
| 3 | $1.0M | Not on file |
| Readycap Lending, LLC | ||
| 2 | $740K | Not on file |
| Stearns Bank National Association | ||
| 2 | $520K | Not on file |
| Five Star Bank | ||
| 2 | $510K | Not on file |
| Comerica Bank | ||
| 2 | $558K | Not on file |
A lender’s rate counts only its resolved loans, the loans that have finished (paid in full or charged off); a 0.0% often means few of its loans have finished. Under 10 resolved loans, the rate reads “Too few”.
Charge-off rate by state (top 10 by loans)
| State | Loans | Charged off | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY New York | 3 | 0 | Too few3 resolved |
| MD Maryland | 2 | 0 | Too few2 resolved |
| MI Michigan | 2 | 0 | Too few2 resolved |
| NC North Carolina | 2 | 0 | Too few2 resolved |
| TN Tennessee | 2 | 2 | Too few2 resolved |
| VA Virginia | 2 | 1 | Too few2 resolved |
| GA Georgia | 1 | 0 | Too few1 resolved |
| SC South Carolina | 1 | 0 | Too few1 resolved |
| TX Texas | 1 | 0 | Too few1 resolved |
Rate: charged-off loans over resolved loans (paid in full plus charged off), shown from 10 resolved loans. "Too few": under 10 resolved. The Loans column counts every approval in the window, including loans still being repaid.
SBA 7(a) loans approved per year
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level data, matched to the brand by FranchiseVerdict.
What are the risks?
Main risk: a shrinking system. Franchised outlets fell from 60 to 52 over the two years to 2025.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Verdict grade + FDD Items 3 (litigation), 4 (bankruptcy), 8 (required suppliers), 16 (what you may sell), 21 (audited financials)
Risk and legal
Grade B: Second tier, 53/100 (category median 51); the full grade is at the top of the page.
How the grade is built
Why a B, factor by factor
- Financial health HelpsAudited financials; no going-concern doubt; franchisor net income positive
- Unit economics NeutralAvg gross sales $1.3M on a $614K investment midpoint, 2.1x (gross sales, not profit)
- Unit growth Weighs on it, weakest dimension-8 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025 (60 to 52, -13.3% in total, -6.9% a year compounded); turnover 6.7%
- Scale Helps52 franchised units, +8 company-owned (60 in all); franchising since 2011
- Legal HelpsNo litigation naming the franchisor in Item 3
- Transparency HelpsItem 19 discloses financial performance; audited financials
- Adjustments after the six dimensions (-6 points)SBA loan record: the SBA charge-off rate (18.8% on 16 resolved loans approved FY2005 to FY2009) is between 10% and 20%, a range the score counts against a brand, so it took 7 points off. The score uses fixed ranges, not the category median, so a rate below its category median can still cost points.Rounding: the score is kept as a whole number, which moved it by 1 point.
From the six scored dimensions, an editorial assessment, not investment advice. How the score is built
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation required to be disclosed.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · SWISS, LLC (BMSS Advisors and CPAs)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
Ask what the franchisor earns on the supplies it sells you or the rebates it takes (Item 8).
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Franchisor takes supplier rebates: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 7.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before your own operating costs.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12 (territory), 15 (owner participation) and 17 (renewal, termination and disputes)
Contract and territory detail
| Allowed renewals | 2 |
|---|---|
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territory | No |
| Territory radius | 1 mi |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Who runs it (Item 15) | A manager may run it |
| Non-compete (years) | 1 year |
| Non-compete (miles) | 5 mi |
| Right of first refusal | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination grounds | 22 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Governing law | North Carolina |
Items 5 (initial fees), 7 (startup costs), 12 (territory) and 20 (outlet counts) · development agreement
Area development (several units)
A development fee of $10,000 per unit you commit to, credited toward each unit's franchise fee while you keep to the schedule.
Every term, with its page
- Development fee
- $10,000 per unit committed.
2026 FDD p.1
“If we grant you the right to develop two or more Restaurants in a specified area, you will pay an Area Development Fee of $10,000 for each Restaurant you commit to develop and receive a $10,000 credit toward the Initial Franchise Fee for each Restaurant that you establish within the development area.” - Credit against the fee
- $10,000 per unit is credited toward each unit's initial franchise fee.
2026 FDD p.1
“If we grant you the right to develop two or more Restaurants in a specified area, you will pay an Area Development Fee of $10,000 for each Restaurant you commit to develop and receive a $10,000 credit toward the Initial Franchise Fee for each Restaurant that you establish within the development area.” - Signed, not yet open
- 0 franchises sold but not open at year end (Item 20, Table 5; see Growth).
Each unit still needs its own Item 7 investment on top of the development fee ($10K times the units you commit to). Have a franchise attorney read the schedule and the default terms before you sign.
Items 10 (financing), 11 (training and support)
Training and operations
- Classroom training
- 27 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 161 hrs
- Training location
- Franchisor's headquarters in Charlotte, NC and at affiliate/franchised Restaurants in the Charlotte, NC area, or online
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 6–12 mo
- From signing to launch (FDD p.30)
- Site selection
- franchisee_selects_franchisor_approves
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- PAR Technologies (Brink/PAROps POS)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 (initial fees) & 11 (training and support)
Franchisor support
Item 20 (outlet counts) · call current owners
Franchisee contacts
Who can you call before you sign?
18 current outlets listed
Each record has a phone number and state. No franchisee names or cities. 19 records: 18 current outlets + 1 former owner (terminated, transferred, not renewed or otherwise left). From the filing's Item 20 (the outlet list); the FDD itself is the free source. Our list covers 18 of the 52 franchised outlets Item 20 counts at year end; the owner exhibit prints the rest without a usable phone number, or omits them.
For your own due-diligence calls only. Not for telemarketing, marketing lists, or automated or prerecorded calls or texts.
The list is not offered for this brand yet. The FDD's Item 20 exhibit lists the owners.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to open a Salsarita's franchise?
Per the 2026 FDD, the total investment to open a Salsarita's franchise ranges from $371K to $856K, with an initial franchise fee of $30K. This is the Item 7 total in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD): the startup costs the franchisor lists, such as build-out, equipment, inventory and working capital. It usually leaves out buying land or a building; Item 7's notes say what is excluded.
What do Salsarita's franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Salsarita's FDD, average gross sales were $1.3M (Item 19 group “System-wide traditional (franchised+company)”, 50 outlets; gross sales, not profit). Includes company-owned outlets. What an owner keeps depends on location, operating costs and management.
Who owns Salsarita's?
Salsarita's is franchised by Salsarita's Franchising, LLC. Its parent company is Salsarita's Holdings, LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is Mississippi Restaurant Group, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Salsarita's FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Salsarita's FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Salsarita's' franchise failure rate?
There is no published franchise failure rate. What is measurable is Salsarita's' SBA charge-off rate: 18.8% on 16 resolved loans approved FY2005 to FY2009. Put plainly: 1 in 5 SBA 7(a) loans to Salsarita's owners charged off (3 of 16 resolved loans, approved FY2005 to FY2009). The SBA charge-off rate is the share of a brand's resolved SBA 7(a) loans to its franchisees that the SBA wrote off, including purchased guarantees. Resolved means paid in full or charged off; active loans are excluded because their outcome is not yet known. It is a lending outcome, not a count of closed businesses. A franchisee can repay and close, or default and keep trading.
How many Salsarita's franchise locations are there?
Per the 2026 FDD, Salsarita's has 52 franchised units and 8 company-owned (60 in all). In the latest year, the number of franchised outlets fell by 4 (0 opened, 4 closed).
Is Salsarita's a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict gives Salsarita's a B Verdict grade (Second tier) with a verdict score of 53 out of 100 (higher is better), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Helped by financial health (audited financials), scale, legal record and transparency. Held back by unit growth (-8 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025: 60 to 52, -13.3% in total, -6.9% a year compounded). The “Why a B” section on this page lists all six dimensions and any adjustment. Speak with current franchisees before making any investment decision.
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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.