Crushr
Formerly known as Brothers Bar & Grill
Bottom line
- Total investment $150K – $383K including a $50K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 62 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 58.3% CAGR over 3 years with 98 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Crushr unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
40%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Crushr franchisees operate mobile or retail juice/smoothie bars featuring cold-pressed juice, smoothies, and health beverages. Day-to-day operations include juice preparation, customer service, inventory management, local marketing, and adherence to standardized recipes and brand standards.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 33 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Crushr presents moderate-to-caution risk due to unverified financial performance claims, opaque revenue data, slow unit growth, and franchisor stability concerns that undermine confidence in the $197,359 net income figure.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo average revenue disclosure despite Item 19 financial claims — cannot verify the $197,359 net income figure or validate ROI
- 02MEDHigh initial investment ($149,950–$383,050) with 8% royalty creates breakeven risk if actual revenues underperform disclosed averages
- 03MINORModest unit growth (15.9% YoY on 98 units = ~14 net adds) — slower than franchise industry standards; suggests saturation or recruitment difficulty
- 04MEDRoyalty structure ($0–$1,000/mo minimum) is vague and may hide variable costs or undisclosed fees that erode stated profitability
- 05HIGHNo 'going concern' disclosure raises questions about franchisor financial stability and long-term support
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
72 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Crushr · FDD (2025) PDF