Bare Blends franchise
2025 filing · April 28, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Bare Blends at a glance
A fast-casual cafe serving bowls, smoothies and juices made with plant-based, local ingredients. At the end of 2024 there were 10 Bare Blends locations in the US, 7 franchised and 3 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Bare Blends Franchise, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Albany, New York
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $233K–$444K
- Traditional cafe
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- $35,000 for a co-branded cafe
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of net sales, paid weekly, plus 1% to the brand fund
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of net sales, paid with the royalty
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 10
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 7
- Company-owned
- 3
- Change in 3 years
- +6
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 4
- Most in New York, Colorado and Florida
From Bare Blends Franchise, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Bare Blends among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Bare Blends | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $338,118 | Costs less than 52% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 10 | Fewer than 61% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $427,377 | Lower than 79% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.3× | Lower than 65% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Bare Blends franchise costs
Opening traditional cafe costs an estimated $232,646 to $443,589. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are leasehold improvements furniture, fixtures, furnishings and Décor ($53,700 to $185,000) and equipment ($45,000 to $80,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $40,000 | ||
| Real Estate Deposits | $2,000 | $5,500 | |
| Utility Deposits | $700 | $1,000 | |
| Leasehold Improvements Furniture, Fixtures, Furnishings and Décor | $53,700 | $185,000 | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $7,500 | ||
| Equipment | $45,000 | $80,000 | |
| Computer System and POS System | $1,626 | $5,400 | |
| Insurance | $1,300 | $2,400 | |
| Signage | $5,000 | $9,789 | |
| Initial Inventory | $4,000 | $18,500 | |
| Licenses and Permits | $80 | $1,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $2,500 | $6,000 | |
| Training Expenses | $1,720 | $2,200 | |
| Printing, Stationery and Office Supplies | $1,100 | $1,500 | |
| Design Services & Travel Expenses | $3,000 | $4,000 | |
| Additional Funds (3 months) | $63,420 | $73,800 | |
| Total | $232,646 | $443,589 | |
Source: Bare Blends Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 16
Bare Blends franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000, $35,000 for a co-branded cafe. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Bare Blends Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of net sales, paid weekly, plus 1% to the brand fund. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of net sales, paid with the royalty. |
| On-Site Assistance or Training | $500 per week, per trainer, plus expenses. |
| Local Advertising Requirement | At least $600 per month, but not to exceed $1,000 per month. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Bare Blends Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Other fees as filed, from pages 12–13. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Bare Blends publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $427,377
- Median sales
- $441,545
Yearly figures for 2024, covering franchised cafés open all of 2024 (7 locations). The average and median are worked out from each location's sales as listed in the filing. The average is about 1.3 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Bare Blends Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, pages 56–59
SBA loans to Bare Blends franchisees
Lenders approved 3 SBA 7(a) loans for Bare Blends franchisees from 2021 to 2022, $514K in all. None has been paid off or charged off yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2024 / 2022–2024. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Bare Blends | Typical smoothie brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | 0% / +600% | +13% / +74% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 0% | 3.4% / 14% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical smoothie brand is the median of the 24 brands in smoothie franchises with three years of counts.
How Bare Blends compares
Of the 60 smoothie franchises on this site, Bare Blends is the 33rd cheapest to open and the 38th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Bare Blends | Typical smoothie brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $233K | $227K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $444K | $519K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $427K | $586K | $794K |
| US locations | 10 | 20 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 45 of 60 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 60 brands in smoothie franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 (+3) | 3 | +3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 (+3) | 3 | +3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: smoothie and juice franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Bare Blends Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 60
Where Bare Blends locations are
At the end of 2024, Bare Blends had locations in 4 states. The most are in New York, Colorado and Florida.
- New York7
- Colorado1
- Florida1
- Massachusetts1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Bare Blends Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 61
Who owns Bare Blends?
Bare Blends franchises are sold by Bare Blends Franchise, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Bare Blends Franchise, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 6.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Bare Blends Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Bare Blends filings
The figures on this page come from Bare Blends Franchise, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 28, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 28, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
Other smoothie franchises
All smoothie franchises
Bare Blends is also on these lists: restaurant franchises, food franchises.