Salsarita's Fresh Cantina aka Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.15 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$30,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · 5% of Net Revenues currently; SF may raise to 6% on 30 days' notice; due weekly (Wednesdays)

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

POS Software Subscription est. $228/month (two-terminal install) at opening; amount set by vendor

Other fees

Online Ordering Platform (~$105-155/mo base + per-order fees; avg $396/mo in 2025); Credit Card Processing/Gateway (~$55/mo gateway + variable merchant fees; avg $1,495/mo in 2025); PCI Compliance Service (~$156/mo)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$10,000 to $35,000 estimated additional working capital for the first 1 to 3 months, excluding Royalty Fee and advertising contributions

Fees sourceFDD p.9 ↗

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.15 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

average, median, and top/middle/bottom-third annual Gross Sales (no profit/expense data)

Reporting period

operating year 2025

Sample

50 traditional restaurants (company-owned and franchised combined) open the entire 2025 operating year; 14 restaurants excluded (10 non-traditional locations, 4 not open the full year)

Reported average

$1,262,122

Reported median

Not captured

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.48 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

56

Year-end outlets

52

Net change

-4

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

0

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

2

Other closures

2

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

0

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.50 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

5 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$30,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

5 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 1

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 Salsarita's Fresh Cantina aka Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill franchise cost?

Franchise Agreement (single traditional restaurant, after TI allowance): $371,400 to $856,100; Area Development Agreement (first restaurant + Area Development Fee, after TI allowance): $391,400 to $876,100 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $30,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.15 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Salsarita's Fresh Cantina aka Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: average, median, and top/middle/bottom-third annual Gross Sales (no profit/expense data). Sample: 50 traditional restaurants (company-owned and franchised combined) open the entire 2025 operating year; 14 restaurants excluded (10 non-traditional locations, 4 not open the full year). Period: operating year 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.48 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Salsarita's Fresh Cantina aka Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 1. 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: $30,000; 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 ↗