2026 FDD Item 19, p. 64
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Franchise Revenue (2026 FDD)
In Item 19 of its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, Tropical Smoothie Cafe reports average Net Revenues (Total) of $978,298 (Fiscal year ended December 28, 2025, 1,431 franchised Restaurants aged at least 12 months, excluding nontraditional locations and restaurants open fewer than 357 days (51 of 52 fiscal weeks)). The figures below are selected disclosures, not a substitute for reading the full Item 19.
Startup cost: a Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchise costs an estimated $275,500 – $770,500 to open (Item 7). See the full Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchise cost breakdown.
Does Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s Item 19 show profit or owner pay?
No. Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s Item 19 reports sales but no profit, costs or owner pay. Rent, payroll, supplies, loan payments and Item 6 fees come out of sales before an owner is paid, so these figures cannot show what an owner earns.
What Tropical Smoothie Cafe discloses (Item 19)
Source: Tropical Smoothie Cafe 2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 64.
| Figure | Value | Period | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Net Revenues (Total) | $978,298 | Fiscal year ended December 28, 2025 | 1,431 franchised Restaurants aged at least 12 months, excluding nontraditional locations and restaurants open fewer than 357 days (51 of 52 fiscal weeks) (Item 19, PDF p. 64) |
| Median Net Revenues (Total) | $931,173 | Fiscal year ended December 28, 2025 | 1,431 franchised Restaurants aged at least 12 months, excluding nontraditional locations and restaurants open fewer than 357 days (51 of 52 fiscal weeks) (Item 19, PDF p. 64) |
| Lowest Net Revenues (Total) | $270,301 | Fiscal year ended December 28, 2025 | 1,431 franchised Restaurants aged at least 12 months, excluding nontraditional locations and restaurants open fewer than 357 days (51 of 52 fiscal weeks) (Item 19, PDF p. 64) |
| Highest Net Revenues (Total) | $3,386,973 | Fiscal year ended December 28, 2025 | 1,431 franchised Restaurants aged at least 12 months, excluding nontraditional locations and restaurants open fewer than 357 days (51 of 52 fiscal weeks) (Item 19, PDF p. 64) |
Item 19 sample and definitions
The 2025 Total column is selected, not a top-performing subgroup. Of 1,650 franchised restaurants at year-end, 1,485 were at least 12 months old; 33 nontraditional locations and 21 open fewer than 357 days were excluded, leaving 1,431 with sufficient reports. Net Revenues are revenue less discounts, with stated exclusions for refunds, remitted sales taxes, nonordinary used-equipment sales and gift-card sales; gift-card redemptions are included. Item 6's Gross Sales definition separately names insurance/condemnation income and does not state Item 19's discount deduction; the two labels are not automatically interchangeable. Reports were not audited or independently verified. Revenue is not profit, operating costs or owner pay. The bottom table's Total attained-or-fell-below count/percentage repeats the top table's attained-or-surpassed values; no below-average share is inferred from it. PDF pp. 63-67.
How to interpret Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s Item 19 figures and sample limits · What Item 19 does and does not show about owner pay.
A source check placed this record on review hold. Automatic fee estimates are withheld until the outstanding issues are resolved. Reported sales are not owner income.
Scope of these figures: The selected Tropical Smoothie Cafe disclosures above retain their recorded periods and samples. The lead figure covers 1,431 franchised Restaurants aged at least 12 months, excluding nontraditional locations and restaurants open fewer than 357 days (51 of 52 fiscal weeks). They do not establish take-home owner income or the results of a new outlet. Read the linked Item 19 for the franchisor's definitions and exclusions.
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Sources
TSC Franchisor, LLC Franchise Disclosure Document, issued April 17, 2026, as amended June 10, 2026, as filed with the Minnesota Commerce (CARDS). Read the source FDD PDF. How to get this FDD yourself.
- Item 5: cited PDF p. 17
- Item 6: cited PDF p. 18
- Item 7: cited PDF p. 26
- Item 19: cited PDF p. 64
- Item 20: cited PDF p. 75
- Agreement term (Item 17): cited PDF p. 57
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Document & verification changelog
- October 29, 2026: Record updated.
- October 28, 2026: Source review hold recorded. Unresolved corrections are listed in this source section.
- October 9, 2026: Provisional publication approved per owner directive: Owner-directed provisional publication before independent source verification was complete.
- October 9, 2026: Initial cost profile published from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (issued April 17, 2026).
- June 10, 2026: Amendment date recorded for the source FDD.