Bottom line
- Total investment $159K – $328K including a $49K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 71/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Bambū unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
38%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate dessert and beverage retail shops (boba tea, smoothies, specialty drinks, and sweet treats), managing point-of-sale operations, inventory, staff scheduling, and customer service in a QSR or café-style format. Day-to-day work involves food/beverage preparation, customer transactions, marketing, and operational compliance within a protected territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 19 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
Bambū presents HIGH RISK due to 13% unit decline, absence of financial disclosure, multiple litigation incidents, and false going concern status—indicating a contracting system with unproven unit economics and regulatory/operational red flags.
Score breakdown · what drove the 71 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 13% YoY (60 units), indicating system contraction and potential franchisee struggles
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure — inability to verify average unit economics or profitability claims
- 03HIGHMultiple litigation proceedings including territorial dispute leading to shoppe closure, plus historical unregistered franchise sales violations in Virginia and Maryland
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests franchisor may have solvency or operational sustainability concerns
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($159k-$328k) paired with declining unit count creates elevated risk of capital loss
- 06MINOR3.5% royalty on net revenues (not gross) indicates franchisor may struggle with cash flow; franchisee financial data obscured
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
72 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Bambū · FDD (2025) PDF