Cabo Fresh franchise
2026 filing · April 8, 2026Shares sales figures
Cabo Fresh at a glance
A Mexican grill cooking from scratch with fresh, whole ingredients. At the end of 2025 there were 4 Cabo Fresh locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Fresh Mex Francorp LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $737K–$1.06M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross revenues, paid weekly, plus 2% to the national advertising fund and 1% on local advertising
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 4
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 4
Support and records
- Latest filing
- Apr 8, 2026
- 2026 filing
From Fresh Mex Francorp LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Cabo Fresh among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Cabo Fresh | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $896,750 | Costs more than 81% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 4 | Fewer than 74% of franchises |
How much a Cabo Fresh franchise costs
Opening one Cabo Fresh costs an estimated $736,500 to $1,057,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Fresh Mex Francorp LLC, 2026 filing, page 18
Cabo Fresh franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Fresh Mex Francorp LLC, 2026 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross revenues, paid weekly, plus 2% to the national advertising fund and 1% on local advertising. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Fresh Mex Francorp LLC, 2026 filing, page 10
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Cabo Fresh publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Fresh Mex Francorp LLC, 2026 filing, page 57
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $1M–$1.8M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Cabo Fresh compares
Of the 55 Mexican food franchises on this site, Cabo Fresh is the 43rd cheapest to open and the 41st largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Cabo Fresh | Typical Mexican food brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $737K | $457K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.06M | $946K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 4 | 15 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 38 of 55 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 55 brands in mexican food franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 (0) | 4 |
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: franchise failure rates.
Source: Fresh Mex Francorp LLC, 2026 filing, pages 62–63
Who owns Cabo Fresh?
Cabo Fresh franchises are sold by Fresh Mex Francorp LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Fresh Mex Francorp LLC’s 2026 filing, page 6.
Cabo Fresh filings
The figures on this page come from Fresh Mex Francorp LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 8, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 8, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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