Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads / Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt
Bottom line
- Total investment $225K – $654K including a $25K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $886K/year (median $702K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 23 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 Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads / Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
30%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads / Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.6M
on $8.0M purchase
Total debt
$6.4M
SBA $4.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate fast-casual salad and smoothie/frozen yogurt shops, typically in mall food courts or standalone locations. Daily operations include fresh food preparation, point-of-sale management, inventory control, and customer service. Revenue model depends on high-traffic locations and consistent customer traffic.
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 · 23 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
Shrinking franchise system with pending litigation, documented royalty payment defaults, unprotected territories, and corporate going concern warnings presents HIGH RISK despite moderate revenue figures.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 12.5% YoY (23 units) indicating system contraction and franchisee attrition
- 02MINORMultiple settled/default judgments against former franchisees for unpaid royalties suggest cash flow problems across the system
- 03HIGHPending litigation on mall leases and trademark infringement creates operational and brand risk
- 04MINORNo net income disclosure despite $886k average revenue raises profitability questions
- 05MINORUnprotected territory enables cannibalization and unfair competition between franchisees
- 06MINORHistory of judgments against affiliate entity for unpaid rent indicates corporate financial instability
- 07HIGHGoing Concern status (True) signals potential viability issues at corporate level
- 08MEDHigh investment range ($224.5k-$654.2k) relative to undisclosed profitability is extremely risky
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
37 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads / Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt · FDD (2024) PDF