Bonita BowlsFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Bonita Bowls franchise requires a total initial investment of $165K – $474K, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 4.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $604K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $165K – $474K
- 7th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $604K
- 4th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- 3rd pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 4
- 10th pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Full-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Full-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Started franchising in 2023. Newer systems carry more uncertainty but may offer better territories.
Bottom line
- Total investment $165K – $474K including a $35K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $604K/year (median $522K).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 35/100.
- Emerging franchise: only 3 years of franchising with 4 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- BB Franchisor LLC
- Parent company
- BB Holdings LLC
- CEO title
- President and Owner
- Kyle Kissane
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 23480 Hidden Lake Drive, Bonita Springs, FL 34134
- Auditor
- Omar Alnuaimi, CPA
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $57K
- vs $202K prior year
Overview
About
Bonita Bowls franchisees operate fast-casual bowl restaurants, likely serving customizable grain/açai bowls, smoothies, and healthy prepared foods. Daily operations include inventory management, food prep, customer service, staffing, and maintaining brand standards across a limited territory. The business model targets health-conscious consumers in the fast-casual dining segment.
- CEO
- Kyle Kissane
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2023
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 0
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 38 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee (Start-Up) | $35K | $35K | |
| Initial Inventory and Supplies (Start-Up) | $3K | $10K | |
| Utility Deposits (Start-Up) | $150 | $2K | |
| Security Deposit and Rent (1st 3 months) (Start-Up) | $8K | $24K | |
| Leasehold Improvements (Start-Up) | $50K | $250K | |
| Architectural Services (Start-Up) | $15K | $22K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising and Marketing (Start-Up) | $2K | $5K | |
| Insurance (Start-Up) | $2K | $7K | |
| POS, Office Computer Systems and Technology (Start-Up) | $2K | $3K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (Start-Up) | $20K | $40K | |
| Signage (Start-Up) | $4K | $15K | |
| Travel and Living Costs While Training (Start-Up) | $2K | $3K | |
| Travel and Living Costs for Franchisor Representative for On-Site Training (Start-Up) | $500 | $3K | |
| Pre-Opening Expenses (Start-Up) | $500 | $2K | |
| Office Equipment and Supplies (Start-Up) | $500 | $2K | |
| Licenses, Permits, Registrations and Entity Formation (Start-Up) | $150 | $5K | |
| Professional Fees (Start-Up) | $2K | $6K | |
| Bookkeeping Services (3 months) (Start-Up) | $600 | $1K | |
| Additional Funds (3 Months) (Start-Up) | $20K | $40K | |
| Initial Franchise Fee (Conversion) | $25K | $25K | |
| Total initial investment | $313K | $917K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$75K
12.5% margin
Unlevered ROIC
22%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
4.6 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $165K – $474K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $40K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $15K – $35K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.5%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 4.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.5% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Transfer fee | $9K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Total fee load | 6.0% of rev |
A 6.0% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $604K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $522K
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 3 units
- vs category median 13 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $472K→$818K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency
- 6 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 1264 Full-Service Restaurants brands
vs Full-Service Restaurants averages
How Bonita Bowls Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 4
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Projected new
- 5
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Bonita Bowls presents meaningful caution risk due to micro-scale operations (4 units), undisclosed profitability metrics, and franchisor going concern issues, making unit economics and system sustainability difficult to validate.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Omar Alnuaimi, CPA
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 35 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 4 units systemwide with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and unproven replicability
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 prevents accurate ROI calculation and profitability verification
- 03MINORWide investment range ($165.4K-$474.2K) suggests high variability in startup costs with unclear drivers
- 04MINOREscalating royalty structure (4%→5%→6%) compounds margin pressure during critical early growth phase
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status = False suggests potential financial instability of franchisor itself
- 06MINORExtremely small unit count raises questions about franchisor viability and support infrastructure
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | exclusive |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Territory population | 25,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Illinois |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Illinois |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 12 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 66 hrs
- Training location
- On-site at franchisee's restaurant and corporate training facility
- POS system
- Toast
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Toast
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
6 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Bonita Bowls · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Bonita Bowls franchise?
The total investment to open a Bonita Bowls franchise ranges from $165K – $474K, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Bonita Bowls franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Bonita Bowls FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $604K. The median is $522K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Bonita Bowls's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Bonita Bowls (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Bonita Bowls franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Bonita Bowls has 4 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 4 company-owned units.
Is Bonita Bowls a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Bonita Bowls as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 35 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.