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Pinot's Palette

Pinot's Palette

Pinot’s Palette franchises provide a fun and engaging social entertainment experience where guests drink wine or other beverages while creating art or crafts in guided studio sessions using proprietary marks and branded products. Franchisees operate independently owned studios following the franchisor's system, which includes training, operational standards, manuals, and promotional programs, with initial investments ranging from $119,000 to $259,000. The target market primarily consists of adults aged 21 and older for social painting events, along with family-oriented sessions for children, competing in the emerging paint-and-sip market.

65locations
$119K–$259K
Since 2024
ServicesMandeville, LATwist Brands LLCwww.pinotspalette.comDisclaimer

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Franchise Costs

Franchise Fee
$25,000
Initial Investment
$119,000 – $259,000
Royalty Rate
6.00%
Brand Fund
2.00%
Fixed Monthly Fees
$250 – $250

6% royalty + 2% ad fund + $250/mo technology fee

Financial Performance

Item 19 Financial Performance

Average Gross Revenue
$441,091
Median Gross Revenue
$389,041
Top Quartile Revenue
$759,616
Bottom Quartile Revenue
$207,913.86

Data Based On: 59 franchised outlets open for at least 24 full months as of December 31, 2025 (from Table 1 in input_file_1.png).

* Average Gross Sales and Median Gross Sales are directly from the 'All Studios' column in Table 1 (input_file_1.png). Revenue top quartile is the 'Average Gross Sales' from the 'Top 25%' column in Table 1. Revenue bottom quartile is calculated as the weighted average of the lowest 14 units (bottom 25%) as follows: ((Average Gross Sales for All Studios * Total Units) - (Average Gross Sales for Top 75% * Units in Top 75%)) / Units in Bottom 25% = (($441,091 * 59) - ($513,635 * 45)) / 14 = ($26024369 - $23113575) / 14 = $2910794 / 14 = $207913.86.

Extracted Item 19 Section

Avg. Revenue: $441,091

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How Pinot's Palette Compares

Key Insights

  • One of the lowest investment costs in Arts & Crafts (ranked #3 of 6)
  • #3 largest franchise system in Arts & Crafts
  • Lower than average SBA loan default rate in Arts & Crafts
FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
Pinot's Palette
Current
$119K – $259K$25K6.0%65
BOARD AND BRUSH CREATIVE STUDIO$75K – $100K$25K6.0%193
COLOR ME MINE LLC$219K – $475K$30K5.0%124
Hawaii Fluid Art$182K – $340K$65K8.0%21
Extreme Art Studio$119K – $355K$45K8.0%N/A
The Hot Spot$83K – $156K$40K5.0%N/A
Arts & Crafts Average
6 franchises
$133K – $281K$38K6.3%–

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 6 Arts & Crafts franchises by location count.

Locations & Growth

Outlet Growth Over Time

Total outlets at end of each year

Geographic Distribution (2025)

Outlets by state across the United States

Top States
1CA
12
2NJ
8
3IL
6
4OK
5
5OH
4
6MO
3
7TX
3
8WA
3
9WI
2
10KS
2
11KY
2
12NV
2
13NY
2
14VA
2
15IN
1

+11 more states

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SBA Loan History

Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for Pinot's Palette franchisees (2011 – 2025)

Total Loans
111
Average Loan
$131,858
Total Volume
$14.6M
Default Rate
9.9%

Loans by Year

SBA 7(a) loan activity over time

* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.

111 SBA loans on record

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Franchisee Contacts

62 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

62 Contacts Available

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Due Diligence

Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases0
No litigation involving franchisees reported

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo
No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
0
Non-Renewals
0
Reacquired
0
Ceased Ops
3
Transfers
6
Sold to Franchisees
0
Projected New
7

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Frequently Asked Questions

The total initial investment to open a Pinot's Palette franchise ranges from $119,000 to $259,000. This includes a franchise fee of $25,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 6.0% of gross sales.