Pinot's Palette franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$25,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · 6% of weekly Gross Sales, auto-withdrawn via ACH within 5 business days after prior week's end

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$250 per month

Other fees

Painting Rewards Program: $5 per painting used per class; National Conference Registration Fee: $300-$500; Regional cooperative advertising up to 2% of Gross Sales if established (none currently)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$25,000-$40,000 for the first three months, covering salaries/wages, payroll taxes, advertising, product purchases, royalties, uniforms, utilities, ongoing professional fees, freight and other operating expenses; assumes 6 part-time staff.

Fees sourceFDD p.15 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Sales (average, median, and top-25%/50%/75% cumulative rankings), for all outlets and separately for alcohol-selling outlets

Reporting period

fiscal year 2025 (January 1 - December 31, 2025)

Sample

59 franchised outlets open at least 24 full months as of 12/31/2025 (Table 1); 47 of those that sell alcohol (Table 2)

Reported average

$441,091

Reported median

$389,041

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.55 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

67

Year-end outlets

65

Net change

-2

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

1

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

3

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

6

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.57 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

5 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$243,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

5 loans

Historical charge-off share

20.59%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

7 / 34

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Pinot's Palette franchise cost?

standard studio: $119,000 to $259,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $25,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Pinot's Palette owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Sales (average, median, and top-25%/50%/75% cumulative rankings), for all outlets and separately for alcohol-selling outlets. Sample: 59 franchised outlets open at least 24 full months as of 12/31/2025 (Table 1); 47 of those that sell alcohol (Table 2). Period: fiscal year 2025 (January 1 - December 31, 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.55 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Pinot's Palette?

20.59%; numerator / denominator: 7 / 34. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $243,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 5 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗