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FV-00310·STRONGExcellent95FDD 2022

bioPURE

OtherFranchising since 2019Website
Investment
$23K – $78K
6th pct Other
Avg revenue
$206K
7th pct Other
Royalty
Units
46
63rd pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $23K – $78K including a $29K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $206K/year (median $99K). Estimated payback in 0.3 years.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 51/100.
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
bioPURE, LLC
Parent company
bioPURE Holdings LLC
Incorporated in
Ohio
HQ
655H Fairview Rd, Ste 333, Simpsonville, SC 29680
Auditor
Nartker, Grunewald, Eschleman & Cooper, LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$1.9M
vs $1.3M prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2022
Status as of 2022; may have been resolved in a later filing we don't yet have.

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 bioPURE unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $206,084
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $23K–$78K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $3K–$10K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

55%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$31K
EBITDA margin
15.0%
Total invested
$57K
Payback
22 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 bioPURE units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$330K

on $1.6M purchase

Total debt

$1.3M

SBA $0.8M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

bioPURE franchisees operate retail/wellness locations focused on pure/natural health products, likely including water purification systems, supplements, or biometric testing services. Daily operations involve customer consultations, product sales, equipment maintenance, and client education on health optimization.

CEO
Brandon Kinder
Founded
2019
FDD year
2022
States available
13

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$23K – $78K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$3K – $10K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$29K
Royalty
Varies, a maximum and baseline of 8% of Gross Sales, with…
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
10.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.3 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$206K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$99K
Item 19 type
Gross Sales and Net Income
Sample size
30 units
vs category median 20
Range (low → high)
$3K$1.3M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
10 / 5
vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Revenue rank7th
vs Other peers
Investment cost rank6th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank70th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank63th
vs Other peers
Risk score rank17th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
46
Opened
7
Last reporting year
Closed
9
Turnover rate
19.6%
Company-owned
3
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
94%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
1.0%
Net growth (yr3)
-4.4%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
2020
43-2
Franchised units
2021
45
Franchised units
2022
1
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 27 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 27 states
Not registered

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

51
Risk · 0-100
STRONG51 / 100

Contracting franchise system with high fees relative to revenue, missing financial transparency, and declining unit count raises concerns about market viability and franchisee ROI sustainability.

Score breakdown · what drove the 51 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDUnit count declined 4.4% year-over-year (46 units), indicating system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
  2. 02MINORHigh initial investment ($22.5K-$78K) relative to average net income ($193.9K), yielding only 2.5-8.6x annual payback, with unclear path to profitability in early years
  3. 03MINORWide variance in initial investment costs suggests inconsistent territory valuations or significant ancillary costs not clearly itemized in FDD Item 7
  4. 04MINORRoyalty structure up to 8% of gross sales is aggressive given modest average revenue of $206K; at max royalty, franchisees pay $16.5K annually just in fees
  5. 05MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed—cannot independently verify if $206K average revenue and $193.9K net income are median, mean, or based on subset of franchisees

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Zip codes
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Ohio

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
16 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs
POS system
Jobber
Operating tech stack

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

60 numbers

Locked
(844) 800-••••
The franchisor is bioPURE LLC, located at
SC
(615) 533-••••
TN
(423) 833-••••
TN

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

bioPURE · FDD (2022) PDF

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