Bottom line
- Total investment $209K – $391K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $469K/year.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 60 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 31.9% CAGR over 3 years with 96 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 everbowl unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
15%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 everbowl units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$282K
on $1.4M purchase
Total debt
$1.1M
SBA $0.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate fast-casual açai bowl and healthy smoothie cafés, managing inventory, food preparation, POS systems, and front-of-house operations. Day-to-day involves managing 8-15 employees, sourcing fresh ingredients, maintaining brand standards, handling customer service, and meeting 6% royalty obligations on all gross sales regardless of profitability.
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 · 27 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
Everbowl presents moderate-to-elevated risk due to active litigation, undisclosed profitability metrics, unprotected territories, and questions about franchisee financial viability in a modestly growing system.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHActive litigation between franchisor and former franchisees involving breach of contract, unauthorized operations, and alleged franchise law violations creates legal and reputational risk
- 02MINORNo average net income disclosure prevents accurate ROI calculation; with $208k-$391k investment and $469k average revenue, profitability margins are unclear
- 03MINORUnprotected territory allows franchisor to open competing units nearby, directly cannibalizing franchisee revenue and limiting growth potential
- 04MINOR15.9% YoY unit growth is modest for a developing chain; suggests market saturation concerns or franchisee dissatisfaction in mature regions
- 05MINOR6% royalty on gross (not net) sales creates cash flow pressure, especially if net margins are thin—franchisees pay fees before profitability is achieved
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
71 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
everbowl · FDD (2026) PDF