Bottom line
- Total investment $284K – $627K including a $30K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 8 loans (below the industry average).
- 20 litigation matters disclosed in Item 3 — higher than typical. Review the summary for patterns (franchisor-initiated vs. franchisee-initiated).
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 Grabbagreen unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
24%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Grabbagreen franchisees operate fast-casual health-focused restaurants specializing in juices, smoothies, and prepared meals. Day-to-day operations include food prep, customer service, inventory management, and point-of-sale transactions in small-format retail locations, typically in high-traffic urban or suburban areas.
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 · 5 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
Grabbagreen presents HIGH RISK due to catastrophic unit decline (-43% YoY), absence of Item 19 financials, documented litigation for franchise law violations, and unclear franchisor stability—unsuitable for capital-intensive franchise investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count collapsed 42.9% YoY (from ~7 to 4 units) indicating severe system contraction and franchisee failure rate
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure — cannot verify average unit economics, profitability, or ROI claims
- 03HIGHMultiple litigation cases including franchise law violations and state administrative actions in Maryland and Virginia suggest compliance/governance issues
- 04MINORRoyalty structure ($400/week minimum = ~$20,800/year) represents high fixed cost burden on declining unit volumes, pressure on franchisee profitability
- 05MINORHigh investment ceiling ($626,575) with unverified revenue/net income creates extreme downside risk without financial benchmarks
- 06HIGHGoing Concern = False status suggests potential financial instability or operational viability questions at franchisor level
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
5 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Grabbagreen · FDD (2025) PDF