Bottom line
- Total investment $250K – $775K including a $40K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $606K/year (median $505K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 46 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 FiiZ Drinks unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
9%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 FiiZ Drinks units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$121K
on $606K purchase
Total debt
$485K
SBA $0.3M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
FiiZ Drinks franchisees operate quick-service beverage counters, likely serving specialty drinks (smoothies, energy drinks, cold brew, or functional beverages). Day-to-day operations include mixing/preparing drinks, managing inventory of perishable inputs, staffing POS registers, and maintaining equipment in high-traffic locations (kiosks, food courts, or standalone shops).
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 · 16 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
Modest growth and non-disclosure of unit-level profitability metrics create significant risk for a capital-intensive beverage franchise with high royalty floors.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet Income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — impossible to validate profitability claims against $249.5K-$774.5K investment range
- 02MINORMinimal unit growth of 3.2% YoY suggests market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction in beverage category with intense QSR competition
- 03MINORRoyalty floor of $2,500/month ($30,000 annually) represents 4.9% of average revenue even before percentage royalties kick in — high fixed cost burden on marginal locations
- 04MEDHigh investment range ($249.5K-$774.5K) with no disclosed net income creates inability to calculate payback period or ROI
- 05MINORBeverage-only concept typically operates on thin margins (25-35% COGS) — vulnerable to commodity price swings and traffic dependency
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
66 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
FiiZ Drinks · FDD (2024) PDF