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Our Selection Process For
Best Beverage Franchises
Our Selection Process For
Best Beverage Franchises

Last updated: March 1, 2024

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Top 10 Beverage Franchises

Best Beverage Franchises - March 2024

Rank

Company Name

Industry

Franchising
Since

Franchise
Units

Cash
Investment

Total
Investment

Royalty
Fee

Financing
Available

Growth Prospect

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Marketing Support

Training

Training

Ongoing Support

Ongoing Support

Value

Value

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Saxbys Coffee Worldwide, LLC Saxbys Coffee Worldwide, LLC
Talk to a Representative: 215-701-3400
Service Offerings:
Key Facts For Saxbys Coffee Worldwide,...
  • Franchising Since:
    2005
  • Franchise Units:
    32
  • Cash Investment:
    $75,000
  • Total Investments:
    $2543
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    5%
  • Financing Available:
  • Website:
    saxbyscoffee.com
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Positive 88.9% 8 Reviews
Oh wow is Saxbys ever amazing! That cold brew...
Brandon Himes
Positive
Awesome. Helpful. Repeat.
Erik Foley
Negative 11.1% 1 Reviews
This has to be the most undesirable customer...
Matthew Williams

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Smoothie King Smoothie King
Talk to a Representative: 800-577-4200
Key Facts For Smoothie King
  • Franchising Since:
    1989
  • Franchise Units:
    714
  • Cash Investment:
    $90,000
  • Total Investments:
    $176,300 - $403,550
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    6%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.smoothieking.com
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Negative Review 0 Reviews
Anonymous
Negative Review
Anonymous

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

PJ's Coffee of New Orleans PJ's Coffee of New Orleans
Talk to a Representative: 985-792-5776
Service Offerings:
Key Facts For PJ's Coffee of New Orlean...
  • Franchising Since:
    1978
  • Franchise Units:
    63
  • Cash Investment:
    $75K
  • Total Investments:
    $160 - 425K
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    9%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.pjsfranchise.com
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Reviews (51)
Positive 90.2% 46 Reviews
Still the best coffee!
Southern Bella Donna
Negative 7.8% 4 Reviews
I went in here after work around 5 PM. There...
PG
Neutral 2.0% 1 Reviews
Good service and nice
Chris Wehner

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Tropical Smoothie Cafe, LLC Tropical Smoothie Cafe, LLC
Talk to a Representative: 770-821-1900
Service Offerings:
Key Facts For Tropical Smoothie Cafe, L...
  • Franchising Since:
    1997
  • Franchise Units:
    443
  • Cash Investment:
    $100K
  • Total Investments:
    $195.5 - 427.1K
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    6%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com
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Reviews (38)
Positive 7.9% 3 Reviews
Best smoothies at a great price. My body does...
Jordan Longtin
Negative 86.8% 33 Reviews
Brand new store, very bad customer service, w...
Vance Dell
Neutral 5.3% 2 Reviews
I came here for the first time today. I of co...
Shana Lee

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Maui Wowi Maui Wowi
Talk to a Representative: 303-781-7800
Service Offerings:
Key Facts For Maui Wowi
  • Franchising Since:
    1983
  • Franchise Units:
    202
  • Cash Investment:
    $40,000
  • Total Investments:
    $71,700 - $385,050
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    4%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.mauiwowi.com
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Positive Review 9 Reviews
Love this place! Mocha Banana is my favorite...
Erin McCrimmon
Positive Review
Love this place!
Brandy Hernandez
Positive Review
This is now our favorite coffee shop!
Stacey Ven

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

The Spice and Tea Exchange, LLC The Spice and Tea Exchange, LLC
Talk to a Representative: 904-599-3145
Key Facts For The Spice and Tea Exchang...
  • Franchising Since:
    2008
  • Franchise Units:
    31
  • Cash Investment:
    $1686
  • Total Investments:
    $149.4 - 295.4K
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    4%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.spiceandtea.com
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Reviews (50)
Positive 96.0% 48 Reviews
Great place for if you cook from scratch meal...
michael wasmund
Negative 2.0% 1 Reviews
Extremely pushy salesmen. Everything was clea...
Zack Hébert
Neutral 2.0% 1 Reviews
This store is great for tourists, with intere...
Mimi C

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

American Dairy Queen Corporation American Dairy Queen Corporation
Talk to a Representative: 952-830-0200
Key Facts For American Dairy Queen Corp...
  • Franchising Since:
    1940
  • Franchise Units:
    Over 6,000
  • Cash Investment:
    $400,000
  • Total Investments:
    $1,077,225 - $1,833,125
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    4%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.dairyqueen.com
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Positive 44.4% 4 Reviews
Dairy Queen HQ bldg was the meeting place for...
Mac Broadway
Positive
You should open one in Crossett Arkansas it w...
Zach Cooper
Negative 55.6% 5 Reviews
The Saint Mary's, Ohio location charged me 7...
Pepper Storer

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

satellitecoffee.com satellitecoffee.com
Talk to a Representative: 505-255-1128
Service Offerings:
Key Facts For satellitecoffee.com
  • Franchising Since:
    1987
  • Franchise Units:
    5
  • Cash Investment:
    $85K
  • Total Investments:
    $3,693.6 - 6,577.5K
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    5-8%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.satellitecoffee.com
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Reviews (49)
Positive 93.9% 46 Reviews
Like it
ramzi al
Negative 4.1% 2 Reviews
I love to go in here because of the employees...
Tina Smith
Neutral 2.0% 1 Reviews
Red stuff! Nuff said.
Amir Azimi

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Jamba Juice Jamba Juice
Talk to a Representative: 866-473-7848
Key Facts For Jamba Juice
  • Franchising Since:
    1990
  • Franchise Units:
    2,407
  • Cash Investment:
    $74K
  • Total Investments:
    $1,679 - 2,896.2K
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    $879
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.jambajuice.com
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Reviews (57)
Positive 89.5% 51 Reviews
Tumeric drink is delicious.
Damany Brown
Negative 5.3% 3 Reviews
Poor customer service. The manager spoke resp...
Titus Garrett
Neutral 5.3% 3 Reviews
Very simple. A bit too sweet.
La June Davis

Growth Prospect

Marketing Support

Training

Ongoing Support

Value

Smoothie Factory Smoothie Factory
Talk to a Representative: 972-221-8761
Service Offerings:
Key Facts For Smoothie Factory
  • Franchising Since:
    1996
  • Franchise Units:
    37
  • Cash Investment:
    $25K
  • Total Investments:
    $155K
  • Royalty Fee Rate:
    5%
  • Financing Available:
    1
  • Website:
    www.smoothiefactory.com
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Value

Evaluation Critieria: Best Beverage Franchise Opportunities
Growth Prospect
Growth Prospect
In order to determine a franchise’s likeliness and potential for growth we spent time analyzing both historical performance of the franchised businesses and industry-average performance and growth. The franchises which we recommend have proven time and time again their ability to not only grow and expand their businesses, but to outperform their market in terms of financial growth and long-term performance.
Marketing Support
Marketing Support
For any entrepreneur looking to start a franchised business it is important to select a franchise which offers help in getting the word out about their business. The amount of marketing and advertising which the franchisor puts into growing their businesses is a critical part of our analysis. We recommend the franchises which are truly dedicated to assisting their franchisees in achieving success through their franchise.
Training
Training
With any kind of food and beverage-related service it is important to have a team of individuals which are properly trained. Creating beverages often takes an attention to detail and knowledge which can be obtained through training programs specific to the types of beverages being created. In addition, many beverage franchises also serve food often requiring training specific on how to handle food items and other ingredients.
Ongoing Support
Ongoing Support
We believe it is important for a franchisor to offer their franchisees ongoing support and assistance with managing and improving upon their business. Many franchises often make changes to their strategy and business philosophy over time based on new trends and changes within the industry. It is important for franchisors to share these changes in their business with their franchisees to help them account for the new developments.
Value
Value
Our take on the concept of value is an in-depth look into the financial history and branding initiatives produced by each franchise. It is important for the franchise to develop its own brand over time and for the brand to become memorable to those which would have an interest in the products and services being offered. The financial value of the brand should also extend beyond the brand into a reputation for quality.
 
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