Bowl Boss Açaí
Bottom line
- Total investment $107K – $586K including a $30K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $651K/year (median $635K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 58/100.
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 Bowl Boss Açaí unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
29%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Bowl Boss Açaí units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.2M
on $5.9M purchase
Total debt
$4.7M
SBA $2.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate quick-service açaí bowl and smoothie retail locations, managing daily counter operations, inventory, food prep, and customer service. The business model emphasizes health-focused beverages and customizable bowl offerings in high-traffic venues (likely malls, street locations, or standalone storefronts).
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 · 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 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
Bowl Boss Açaí presents elevated risk due to undisclosed profitability metrics, corporate going concern issues, minimal system scale, and inability to validate ROI claims on $107k-$586k investments.
Score breakdown · what drove the 58 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 (Net Income) disclosure - cannot verify actual profitability claims against $650k average revenue
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE - suggests potential financial instability or undisclosed operational challenges at corporate level
- 03MINOROnly 7 units system-wide - extremely small franchise network limits support infrastructure and brand leverage
- 04MINORHigh investment range ceiling ($586k) with 6% royalty creates significant breakeven hurdle without proven unit economics
- 05MINOR40% YoY growth insufficient to offset systemic scale concerns - growth rate doesn't guarantee individual unit viability
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
8 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Bowl Boss Açaí · FDD (2026) PDF