Souper Salad franchise
2026 filing · April 6, 2026Shares sales figures
Souper Salad at a glance
An all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant with fresh salads, soups, breads and desserts. At the end of 2025 there were 3 Souper Salad locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- Souper Salad FC, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Dallas, Texas
- Typical size
- 3,500–4,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $605K–$868K
- A new restaurant
- Franchise fee
- $30,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross revenue, paid weekly, plus 3% to the brand development fund
- Brand fund
- 3%
- 3% of gross revenue, paid weekly
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 25% of the then current initial franchise fee
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 3
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 3
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 1
- Most in Texas
From Souper Salad FC, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Souper Salad among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Souper Salad | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $736,675 | Costs more than 77% 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 |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 3 | Fewer than 78% of franchises |
How much a Souper Salad franchise costs
Opening a new restaurant costs an estimated $605,300 to $868,050. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Souper Salad FC, LLC, 2026 filing, page 19
Souper Salad franchise fee
The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Souper Salad FC, LLC, 2026 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross revenue, paid weekly, plus 3% to the brand development fund. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 3% of gross revenue, paid weekly. |
| Renewal Fee (Franchise Agreement) | 25% of the then current initial franchise fee |
| Initial Training and any Additional Training | Currently, $1,500 (per person) |
| Marketing Allocation (Brand Development Fund and Local Marketing) | 3% of Gross Revenue |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Souper Salad FC, LLC, 2026 filing, page 11
Other fees as filed, from pages 11–14. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Souper Salad publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Souper Salad FC, LLC, 2026 filing, page 50
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $820K–$1.5M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
SBA loans to Souper Salad franchisees
Lenders approved 5 SBA 7(a) loans for Souper Salad franchisees from 2010 to 2018, $2.97M in all. All 5 have ended: 1 was paid in full and 4 were charged off.
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, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Souper Salad | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | 0% / 0% | 0% / +3% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 0% | 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 Souper Salad compares
Of the 813 restaurant franchises on this site, Souper Salad is the 568th cheapest to open and the 629th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Souper Salad | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $605K | $408K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $868K | $866K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $30K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 (0) | 0 | 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: franchise failure rates.
Source: Souper Salad FC, LLC, 2026 filing, page 52
Where Souper Salad locations are
At the end of 2025, Souper Salad had franchised locations in 1 state. The most are in Texas.
- Texas3
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
Source: Souper Salad FC, LLC, 2026 filing, page 52
Who owns Souper Salad?
Souper Salad franchises are sold by Souper Salad FC, LLC.
From Souper Salad FC, LLC’s 2026 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 page 9. |
|---|---|
| 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: Souper Salad FC, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Souper Salad filings
The figures on this page come from Souper Salad FC, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 6, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 6, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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