Chopt Creative Salad Co. franchise
2025 filing · April 30, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Chopt Creative Salad Co. at a glance
A fast-casual restaurant serving chopped salads and warm bowls. At the end of 2024 there were 94 Chopt Creative Salad Co. locations in the US, 1 franchised and 93 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2023
- 2 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Rye Brook, New York
- Typical size
- About 2,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $870K–$1.58M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- None now
- Up to 2% of weekly gross sales; not charged at present
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 94
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 1
- Company-owned
- 93
- Change in 3 years
- +1
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 11
- Most in New York, North Carolina and Virginia
From Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Chopt Creative Salad Co. among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Chopt Creative Salad Co. | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,227,000 | Costs more than 87% 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 | 94 | More than 75% of franchises |
How much a Chopt Creative Salad Co. franchise costs
Opening one Chopt Creative Salad Co. costs an estimated $869,500 to $1,584,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 21
Chopt Creative Salad Co. franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Up to 2% of weekly gross sales; not charged at present. |
| Local Marketing Spend | Not to exceed 2% of Restaurant’s monthly Gross Sales |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, pages 11 and 12
Other fees as filed, from page 12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Chopt Creative Salad Co. publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 64
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $1.5M–$2.7M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Chopt Creative Salad Co. compares
Of the 813 restaurant franchises on this site, Chopt Creative Salad Co. is the 651st cheapest to open and the 136th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Chopt Creative Salad Co. | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $870K | $408K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.58M | $866K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 94 | 14 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 474 of 813 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 813 brands in restaurant franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 70 | – | – |
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 87 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 (+1) | 93 | +1 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 0 to 1 (+1). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 67
2021: Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, pages 67–68
Where Chopt Creative Salad Co. locations are
At the end of 2024, Chopt Creative Salad Co. had locations in 11 states. The most are in New York, North Carolina and Virginia.
- New York34
- North Carolina10
- Virginia10
- Maryland8
- New Jersey8
- Georgia7
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1 | 33 | 34 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Virginia | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Maryland | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| New Jersey | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Georgia | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Washington | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Connecticut | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Alabama | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | 2 | 2 |
All 11 states
| Tennessee | 2 |
|---|
Source: Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 68
Who owns Chopt Creative Salad Co.?
Chopt Creative Salad Co. franchises are sold by Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC.
From Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 9–10. |
|---|---|
| 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: Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on pages 9–10, bankruptcy on page 10
Chopt Creative Salad Co. filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Chopt Creative Salad Company Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 30, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 30, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | April 25, 2024 | NASAA depository | Locations, 2021 |
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