Hydrate IV Bar
Formerly known as KidsCampAmerica
Bottom line
- Total investment $96K – $448K including a $50K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $722K/year (median $612K). Estimated payback in 1.5 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 42/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 14 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 Hydrate IV Bar unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
43%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Hydrate IV Bar units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.9M
on $9.4M purchase
Total debt
$7.5M
SBA $4.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate IV hydration and wellness clinics offering intravenous hydration therapy, vitamin infusions, and related wellness services to customers seeking performance enhancement, recovery, and preventative health benefits. Daily operations involve clinical administration, customer consultations, inventory management, marketing, and compliance with health/medical regulations.
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
Hydrate IV Bar presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to recent affiliate litigation, unverified financial claims, absence of Item 19 disclosures, and an unusually aggressive growth trajectory with a small unit base.
Score breakdown · what drove the 42 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHRecent trademark litigation (April-June 2024) involving affiliate suggests brand protection vulnerabilities and internal governance issues
- 02MINORNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosure — claimed $721k avg revenue cannot be independently verified
- 03MINORAggressive 50% YoY unit growth with only 17 locations is atypical and suggests either rapid expansion or possible unit churning
- 04MINORHigh royalty rate of 8% plus $50k upfront fee creates $83.6k+ annual burden on franchisees at average revenue levels
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — absence of affirmative going concern language in FDD is concerning for newer franchise systems
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Hydrate IV Bar · FDD (2025) PDF