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B56/100FDD 2026

Bowl Boss Açaí — Litigation & Risk

Food & Beverage - Full Service · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5

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Lower Risk

No litigation cases disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.

Source: FDD Items 3–5

FDD Items 3 & 4

Litigation Metrics

Cases disclosed
0
Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
—
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Overall risk score
56 / 100
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Rating
MODERATE
STRONG / MODERATE / CAUTION / AVOID

FDD Items 5, 6 & 17 — what you give up

Contract Risk Indicators

Mandatory arbitration
Required
Disputes resolved outside court — limits your legal options
Jury trial waiver
Waived
You give up the right to a jury trial
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction on similar businesses
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Franchisor can open competing locations in or near your territory
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can match any purchase offer when you try to sell
Governing law
New York
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there

What drove the 56/100 rating

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01MINORNo Item 19 (Net Income) disclosure - cannot verify actual profitability claims against $650k average revenue
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE - suggests potential financial instability or undisclosed operational challenges at corporate level
  3. 03MINOROnly 7 units system-wide - extremely small franchise network limits support infrastructure and brand leverage
  4. 04MINORHigh investment range ceiling ($586k) with 6% royalty creates significant breakeven hurdle without proven unit economics
  5. 05MINOR40% YoY growth insufficient to offset systemic scale concerns - growth rate doesn't guarantee individual unit viability

Severity inferred from FDD text — not a regulatory or legal classification

Litigation data from FDD Items 3, 4, and 5. SBA data from public 7(a) FOIA records (FY2020–present). Not legal advice — consult a franchise attorney before signing any franchise agreement.