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Planet Smoothie franchise — is it worth it?
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Planet Smoothie is a food and beverage franchise with an initial investment ranging from $227,650 to $488,000.
Everything below is free, read straight off Planet Smoothie's registered filing, with where the numbers land against food & beverage peers. Weighing Planet Smoothie against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Planet Smoothie's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 640480 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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Planet Smoothie franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Planet Smoothie does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Planet Smoothie — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (42% of food & beverage franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Planet Smoothie's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Food & beverage franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Planet Smoothie lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Planet Smoothie's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) does disclose 5 legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Planet Smoothie itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. 5 of those proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
Planet Smoothie closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Planet Smoothie will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Planet Smoothie's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a food & beverage of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Planet Smoothie's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 3.9%, against a food & beverage median of 3.3% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +6 to 160 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Planet Smoothie?
Planet Smoothie's franchise is offered by Kahala Franchising, L.L.C. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it. The same franchisor files separate FDDs for other brands, which is worth knowing — sibling brands share a franchise-support organization but disclose their own numbers:
Food & beverage franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Planet Smoothie is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Planet Smoothie franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Planet Smoothie — who is the franchisor?
Planet Smoothie's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Kahala Franchising, L.L.C. as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. The same franchisor also files FDDs for Blimpie, Cold Stone Creamery, Great Steak, Maui Wowi, Pinkberry, Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill, Surf City Squeeze, Taco Time. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Planet Smoothie franchise cost?
Planet Smoothie's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $227,650 – $488,000, with an initial franchise fee of $25,000 and a 5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against food & beverage peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $379,725).
How much profit does a Planet Smoothie franchise make?
Planet Smoothie makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Planet Smoothie at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Planet Smoothie disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Planet Smoothie's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 42% of food & beverage franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Planet Smoothie?
Planet Smoothie's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses 5 legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Planet Smoothie itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. 5 of the disclosed proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor.
Is Planet Smoothie a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Planet Smoothie's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against food & beverage peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is high risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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