Nature's Table Café franchise
2023 filing · March 3, 2023
Nature's Table Café at a glance
A quick-serve cafe serving protein bowls, paninis, wraps, sandwiches, smoothies, salads and soups.
The business
- Franchisor
- Nature's Table Franchise Company
- The company that sells the franchises
- Current franchisor selling since
- 1986
- 37 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Orlando, Florida
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $162K–$282K
- A shopping mall food court location
- Franchise fee
- $30,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross sales, paid monthly. A 1% marketing fund is not collected yet
- Brand fund
- None now
- 1% of gross sales, not charged at present
- Agreement length
- 10 years
Where it is
- Franchised, 2022
- 47
- As printed in the filing
From Nature's Table Franchise Company’s 2023 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Nature's Table Café among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Nature's Table Café | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $222,150 | Costs less than 66% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $30,000 | Lower than 72% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
How much a Nature's Table Café franchise costs
Opening a shopping mall food court location costs an estimated $162,200 to $282,100. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Nature's Table Franchise Company, 2023 filing, page 16
Nature's Table Café franchise fee
The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Nature's Table Franchise Company, 2023 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales, paid monthly. A 1% marketing fund is not collected yet. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales, not charged at present. |
| Transfer | $10,000 for single unit franchises $15,000 for multi- unit operators |
| Local Advertising | 2% of Gross Sales |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Nature's Table Franchise Company, 2023 filing, page 11
Other fees as filed, from pages 11–12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Nature's Table Café does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Nature's Table Franchise Company, 2023 filing, page 47
SBA loans to Nature's Table Café franchisees
Lenders approved 26 SBA 7(a) loans for Nature's Table Café franchisees from 1994 to 2022, $3.68M in all. All 26 have ended: 19 were paid in full and 7 were charged off (26.9%).
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
How Nature's Table Café compares
Of the 80 sandwich franchises on this site, Nature's Table Café is the 7th cheapest to open.
| Figure | Nature's Table Café | Typical sandwich brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $162K | $321K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $282K | $683K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $30K | $32K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 50 of 80 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 80 brands in sandwich franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 53 (0) | 4 |
| 2020 | 53 (0) | 5 |
| 2021 | 51 (−2) | 4 |
| 2022 | 47 (−4) | 4 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
These figures don't add up as printed: the 2022 counts come to 51, but the filing shows 53. Worth asking the franchisor.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: sandwich and sub franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2019 to the end of 2022, franchised locations went from 53 to 47 (−6, −11%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2022 filing.
Source: Nature's Table Franchise Company, 2023 filing, page 47
2019: Nature's Table Franchise Company, 2022 filing, page 47
Where Nature's Table Café locations are
At the end of 2022, Nature's Table Café had locations in 4 states. The most are in Florida, Indiana and Georgia.
- Florida44
- Indiana4
- Georgia2
- Alabama1
Source: Nature's Table Franchise Company, 2023 filing, page 48
Who owns Nature's Table Café?
Nature's Table Café franchises are sold by Nature's Table Franchise Company.
From Nature's Table Franchise Company’s 2023 filing.
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: Nature's Table Franchise Company, 2023 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Nature's Table Café filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Nature's Table Franchise Company’s 2023 filing, issued March 3, 2023; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 filing | March 3, 2023 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2020–2022 |
| 2022 filing | March 23, 2022 | NASAA depository | Locations, 2019 |
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