Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads / Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt
Formerly known as Brands
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 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 23 loans (below the industry average).
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 casual fast-casual salad bars and smoothie/frozen yogurt shops, managing daily food prep, customer service, inventory, and POS operations. The dual-concept model (salads + beverages) requires cross-training staff and managing two distinct supply chains. Location-dependent revenue relies heavily on foot traffic and local market conditions.
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 · 9 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
Avoid this franchise: imploding unit base, going concern issues, litigation pattern of non-payment, and withheld financial disclosure suggest a struggling system with high franchisee failure risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count collapsed 12.5% YoY (23 units total) indicating severe system contraction and franchisee attrition
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — franchisor may lack financial stability to support franchise operations
- 03HIGHMultiple litigation patterns: three unpaid royalty actions against franchisees, four legacy rent judgments, and American Dream Mall lease dispute suggest systemic payment/compliance issues
- 04MINORNet Income deliberately withheld from Item 19 — inability or unwillingness to disclose profitability is major transparency red flag
- 05MINORHigh unit failure rate implies franchisees are struggling to achieve the $885,992 average revenue figure claimed
- 06MINORTrademark infringement lawsuit against franchisor raises intellectual property vulnerability concerns
- 07MED5% royalty on undisclosed net margins creates unknown true cost burden
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
21 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads / Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt · FDD (2024) PDF