The Salad Station
The total investment to open a The Salad Station franchise ranges from $25,000 to $472,000. The initial franchise fee is $35,000. Ongoing royalties are 6% plus a 2% advertising fee.
What is the The Salad Station franchise?
The Salad Station is a restaurant where customers build their own salads. The estimated total initial investment is $25,000 to $472,000, and the initial franchise fee is $35,000.
The royalty is 6 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 2 percent. The Salad Station was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana.
Loan Activity Score
57/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
6
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, The Salad Station has 8 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 6 lenders made 12 loans to franchisees of The Salad Station. PeerSense calculates The Salad Station's score as 57 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2012 · 8 locations
$25,000 to $472,000
$35,000
8
8 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
ModerateDistinct lenders in public SBA records for The Salad Station
12
Total SBA loans
$225K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for The Salad Station
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
12
Total Volume
$2.7M
Active Lenders
6
1 selective
States
6
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for The Salad Station based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.3% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
12 loans
Across 6 lenders
Lender Diversity
6 lenders
Avg 2.0 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$25,000 to $472,000 total
The Salad Station: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2023
9 approvals. The best year on record for The Salad Station.
Top SBA State
Louisiana
3 SBA financed The Salad Station locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$225K
Median $216K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own The Salad Station unit.
Lender Concentration
75%
Concentrated
Share of The Salad Station approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
The Salad Station's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2023 (9 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 83% of cumulative volume ($2.2M approved). Operator density is highest in Louisiana with 3 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $225K, with the median at $216K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 75% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
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Estimated Monthly Payment
$259
Principal & Interest only
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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