Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads franchise
2026 filing · March 23, 2026Fewer locationsShares sales figures
Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads at a glance
A fast-casual restaurant serving made-to-order salads, sandwiches and soups, with an optional Bananas smoothie and frozen yogurt counter. At the end of 2025 there were 19 Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads locations in the US, 12 franchised and 7 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Morristown, New Jersey
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $406K–$855K
- A Green Leaf's restaurant
- Franchise fee
- $25,000
- $35,000 outside the continental United States
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross sales, paid weekly; it can rise to 3%
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 50% of the then- current Initial Franchise Fee
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- Leases the premises
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 19
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 12
- Company-owned
- 7
- Change in 3 years
- −4
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 11
- Most in Florida, New York and Maryland
Support and records
- Lawsuits disclosed
- Yes
- Franchisor revenue, 2025
- $671K
- The company, not one location
- Franchisor net income
- $331K
- Latest filing
- Mar 23, 2026
- 2026 filing
From Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 207; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $630,500 | Costs more than 72% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $25,000 | Lower than 82% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 19 | Fewer than 51% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $974,442 | Higher than 62% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.5× | Lower than 52% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads franchise costs
Opening a Green Leaf's restaurant costs an estimated $406,000 to $855,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are building construction ($150,000 to $350,000) and equipment and furnishings ($150,000 to $300,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise Fee | $25,000 | $35,000 | |
| Equipment and Furnishings | $150,000 | $300,000 | |
| Signs | $9,000 | $15,000 | |
| Building Construction | $150,000 | $350,000 | |
| Insurance | $3,000 | $6,000 | |
| Opening Inventory | $5,000 | $10,000 | |
| Utility Deposits | $2,000 | $5,000 | |
| Business Licenses (local health and safety) | $1,000 | $4,000 | |
| Regulation and compliance costs) Travel, Lodging and meals for Initial Training | $3,000 | $5,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $20,000 | $50,000 | |
| Additional Funds (three months) | $25,000 | $50,000 | |
| Computer Equipment | $10,000 | $20,000 | |
| Advertising and Marketing | $3,000 | $5,000 | |
| Total | $406,000 | $855,000 |
Source: Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC, 2026 filing, page 19
Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads franchise fee
The franchise fee is $25,000, $35,000 outside the continental United States. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC, 2026 filing, page 14
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales, paid weekly; it can rise to 3%. |
| Renewal fee | 50% of the then- current Initial Franchise Fee |
| Local advertising payment | 3% of Gross Sales |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC, 2026 filing, page 17
Other fees as filed, from pages 17–18. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $974,442
- Median sales
- $753,644
Yearly figures for 2025, covering domestic franchised restaurants open a year or more in 2025 (8 locations). The average is about 1.5 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: Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 52–53
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | −14% / −25% | 0% / +3% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 14% / 31% | 2.5% / 13% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical restaurant brand is the median of the 301 brands in restaurant franchises with three years of counts.
How Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads compares
Of the 813 restaurant franchises on this site, Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads is the 404th cheapest to open and the 346th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $406K | $408K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $855K | $866K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $25K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $974K | $1.3M | $794K |
| US locations | 19 | 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 | 14 (−1) | 9 | – | – |
| 2022 | 16 (+2) | 8 | – | – |
| 2023 | 14 (−2) | 9 | +1 | −3 |
| 2024 | 14 (0) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 (−2) | 7 | 0 | −2 |
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.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 15 to 12 (−3, −20%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC, 2026 filing, page 54
2021–2022: Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC, 2024 filing, pages 54–55
Where Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads locations are
At the end of 2025, Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads had locations in 11 states. The most are in Florida, New York and Maryland.
- Florida3
- New York3
- Maryland2
- New Jersey2
- Texas2
- Virginia2
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| New York | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Maryland | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Texas | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Virginia | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nevada | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 1 | 1 |
All 11 states
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
|---|
Source: Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC, 2026 filing, page 55
Who owns Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads?
Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads franchises are sold by Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC’s 2026 filing, page 9.
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 12–13. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | No bankruptcy of the franchisor. Its principal was president of Villa Pizza Specialties, Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 in 2015; the case closed on February 14, 2017. |
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: Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on pages 12–13, bankruptcy on page 14
Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Everything Yogurt Brands, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued March 23, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository and the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | March 23, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
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