Bonita Bowls Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Bonita Bowls is a fast-casual franchise serving acai bowls, smoothies, and wraps. Franchisees run the shops, managing fresh prep, inventory, and counter service.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Bonita Bowls franchise requires a total initial investment of $165K – $474K, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: D (Below average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $165K – $474K
- 16th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 46th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 4
- 19th pct Service Resta…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Quick-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Quick-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $165K – $474K including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSFY ended Dec 31, 2024. Revenue components: Management Fees $119,095 and Product Sales $82,525 = Total Revenue $201,620. Franchisor (BB Franchisor LLC) began operations January 2023, so only 2 years of audited statements available.
- RISKVerdict D (Below average), verdict score 36/100 (higher is better).
- DATAItem 19 reports gross revenue and cogs rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- 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 (Naper CPA, Naperville, IL)
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $202K
- vs $57K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Kyle Kissane
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2023
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 0
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 51% below the typical quick-service restaurants franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown38 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.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $165K – $474K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $40K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- tiered · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- -n/d
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Transfer fee | $9K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $3K – $10K |
| Total fee load | 6.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Bonita Bowls did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Bonita Bowls unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
28%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
FY ended Dec 31, 2024. Revenue components: Management Fees $119,095 and Product Sales $82,525 = Total Revenue $201,620. Franchisor (BB Franchisor LLC) began operations January 2023, so only 2 years of audited statements available.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
- Item 19 type
- gross revenue and cogs
- Sample size
- 3
- vs category median 20 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $472K→$818K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 782 Quick-Service Restaurants brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 6.0% — below the Quick-Service Restaurants average of 7.9%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports gross revenue and cogs rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Quick-Service Restaurants averages
How Bonita Bowls Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
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
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 5
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
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.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
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 (Naper CPA, Naperville, IL)
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 36 / 100 verdict
- 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
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 6.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | exclusive |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | 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 | 10 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 | IL |
| 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
- Glen Ellyn, IL (flagship Bonita Bowls Business)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 10 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Toast
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Toast
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
4 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?
Bonita Bowls does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Bonita Bowls FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Bonita Bowls FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
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 D-grade franchise with a verdict score of 36 out of 100 (higher is better), 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.