Agapé
Formerly known as Maui Maui Juice Bar
Bottom line
- Total investment $473K – $577K including a $40K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.2M/year (median $1.0M). Estimated payback in 2.7 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 5 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Agapé unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
38%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Agapé units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
40.3%
5.44× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.11×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$3.5M
on $12.1M purchase
Total debt
$8.6M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Agapé franchisees appear to operate a service-based business model, likely in wellness, hospitality, or food service based on the brand name. Day-to-day operations would include customer service delivery, staff management, inventory/supply chain oversight, and compliance with franchisor standards across a protected territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 10 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Early-stage franchise with minimal unit count, undisclosed financial health, and unverified profitability claims presents substantial execution and viability risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 5 units in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests early-stage or stalled expansion
- 02HIGHNo going concern status disclosed raises questions about franchisor financial stability and long-term viability
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($472.5K-$577K) relative to small unit count increases risk of inadequate support infrastructure
- 04MEDRoyalty structure (5% of gross sales) on average $1.2M revenue = $60K annual fee with no disclosed Item 19 financial performance data
- 05MINORCannot validate claimed $192K average net income without audited financials or franchisee attestation
- 06MEDExtremely limited comparable data (5 units) makes statistical analysis meaningless for ROI projections
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Agapé · FDD (2025) PDF