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Franchise: Planet Smoothie

Initial Investment
LOW:$177,300
HIGH: $367,800
Change in Units

Ongoing Support
Purchasing Co-ops
Newsletter
Meetings
Grand Opening
Internet
Security
Field Operations
Marketing Support
Co-op Advertising
Ad Slicks
National Media
Regional Media

Additional Training: 3 weeks total

Absentee Ownership Allowed

About Planet Smoothie

Martin Sprock opened the first Planet Smoothie store in Atlanta in 1995. Since then, the company has expanded throughout the United States.

Each Planet Smoothie location serves a variety of fruit smoothies, wrap sandwiches (called Round-A-Bouts), soups, vitamins, supplements and low-fat snacks.

Founded

1995

Franchising Since

1998 (19 Years)

Corporate Address

341 Cool Springs Blvd., #100 Franklin, TN 37067

CEO

Chris Morocco

Units (Locations)

Where Seeking Franchisees:
Franchisor is seeking new units internationally.

Financial Requirements

Initial Investment

$177,300 - $367,800

Net-worth Requirement

$200,000

Liquid Cash Requirement

$80,000

Ongoing Fees

Initial Franchise Fee

$25,000 - $25,000

Ongoing Royalty Fee

6%

Ad Royalty Fee

2%

Financing Options

Planet Smoothie has relationships with third-party sources which offer financing to cover the following: 
franchise fee, startup costs, equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, payroll

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Updated: August 4th, 2014

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