Clean Juice Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Clean Juice franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Clean Juice discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross revenue only for 54 traditional stores (11+ months open in 2025). Top 25% averaged $506,313; bottom 25% averaged $254,005. No profitability data disclosed.
What a Clean Juice franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $30,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 8% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $176,500 – $417,500 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6% royalty + 2% brand fund (traditional). Early incentive: 3% royalty 12 months if opened within 1yr. Military/first responder: 50% initial fee discount.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Clean Juice system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 55 |
| Ceased operations | 15 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 1 |
| Transferred to new owners | 6 |
| Closure rate | 27.3% of outlets |
29% outlet decline (79→55) in 20 months post-acquisition; 15 closures in 2025 alone.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Clean Juice worth it? — how it compares to 164 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $176,500 | cheaper than most (median $481,500) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 27.3% of outlets | worse than 97% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 3 | more litigious than 74% of peers |
Benchmarked against every quick service restaurants franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Clean Juice
The franchisor's framing: Gross revenue only for 54 traditional stores (11+ months open in 2025). Top 25% averaged $… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Clean Juice franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Clean Juice franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $176,500–$417,500, including a $30,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Clean Juice franchise owners make?
- Gross revenue only for 54 traditional stores (11+ months open in 2025). Top 25% averaged $506,313; bottom 25% averaged $254,005. No profitability data disclosed. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Clean Juice franchise fees?
- Clean Juice's FDD discloses a $30,000 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6% royalty + 2% brand fund (traditional). Early incentive: 3% royalty 12 months if opened within 1yr. Military/first responder: 50% initial fee discount.
- What is the Clean Juice franchise profit margin?
- Clean Juice does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross revenue only for 54 traditional stores (11+ months open in 2025). Top 25% averaged $506,313; bottom 25% averaged $254,005. No profitability data disclosed. Recurring fees alone take about 8% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Clean Juice franchise failure rate?
- 29% outlet decline (79→55) in 20 months post-acquisition; 15 closures in 2025 alone.
- How many Clean Juice locations are there?
- Clean Juice's FDD reports 55 total outlets, with 15 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 6 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Clean Juice have complaints or lawsuits?
- Clean Juice discloses 3 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Clean Juice franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Clean Juice scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 3 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Clean Juice or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.