IV NutritionFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A IV Nutrition franchise requires a total initial investment of $198K – $403K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $617K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 10 loans[1]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $198K – $403K
- 44th pct Healthcare
- Avg gross sales
- $617K
- 17th pct Healthcare
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 14th pct Healthcare
- Units
- 31
- 46th pct Healthcare
- SBA default
- 0.0%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Healthcare · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Healthcare avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Only 0.0% of 10 SBA loans charged off, well below the 16% franchise average.
Franchised units fell from 23 to 9 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
The franchisor's auditor raised doubt about continued operations. This is a serious risk signal.
131% cash-on-cash return. Above the 20% threshold most investors target.
Bottom line
- Total investment $198K – $403K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $617K/year (median $560K), with an estimated 131% cash-on-cash return.
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 5/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 10 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note, which flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- IV Nutrition Franchisor, LLC
- Ultimate parent
- None
- CEO title
- Co-owner and Member
- Jason Fechter
- CEO experience
- 2018 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- KS
- HQ
- 7108 West 135th St., Overland Park, KS 66223
- Auditor
- Shipley CPA, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.5M
- vs $1.9M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
- ⚠ Going-concern note
- Disclosed in FDD 2025
- Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.
Affiliated brands
- Fechter Construction
- does
- IV Nutrition
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
IV Nutrition franchisees operate medical-style infusion clinics offering intravenous hydration, vitamin, and nutrient therapies to wellness-focused customers. Daily operations include patient intake, IV administration under nursing/medical supervision, inventory management, compliance with healthcare regulations, and marketing to local clientele.
- CEO
- Jason Fechter
- Headquarters
- KS
- Founded
- 2018
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 13
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 16 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| Training Feenot refundable | $5K | $5K | |
| Computer Terminal/POS | $2K | $3K | |
| Lease Deposit and Payment | $3K | $10K | |
| Utility Deposits plus 3 months utility payments | $0 | $2K | |
| Initial Inventory | $13K | $16K | |
| Store in a Box | $65K | $75K | |
| Leasehold Improvements/Buildout | $20K | $125K | |
| Signage | $4K | $12K | |
| Initial Marketing Investment | $5K | $10K | |
| Insurance | $1K | $4K | |
| Permits and Licenses | $150 | $850 | |
| Accounting and Legal Fees | $1K | $2K | |
| Travel and living expenses while training | $2K | $6K | |
| Pre-opening Payroll Expenses | $2K | $3K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $25K | $80K | |
| Total initial investment | $198K | $403K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$105K
17.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
30%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
3.4 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $198K – $403K
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $25K – $80K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 0.8 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $750 |
| Training fee | $5K |
| Transfer fee | $12K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $617K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $560K
- Avg net income
- $392K
- Cash-on-cash
- 130.6%
- Based on Net Income / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Historical Performance
- Sample size
- 19 units
- vs category median 12
- Range (low → high)
- $188K→$1.2M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency
- 10 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 201 Healthcare brands
vs Healthcare averages
How IV Nutrition Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 31
- Opened
- 5
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 1
- Terminated
- 1
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 3.2%
- Company-owned
- 8
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 74%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +21.1%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +155.6%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 4
- Terminated (3yr)
- 2
- Transfers (3yr)
- 2
- Projected new
- 26
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 6.4%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Termination rate
- 3.2%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 27 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- Maryland
- Michigan
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 10
- Loan volume
- $2.2M
- Median loan
- $199K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 8
- Defaults
- 0
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into IV Nutrition's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 8 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 4 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 5-year lending trend
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With a 0.0% charge-off rate across 10 loans, banks have historically viewed this brand favorably for lending.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
IV Nutrition presents moderate risk with tight unit economics, unverified financial claims, and a small-scale system in a niche wellness market.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation is required to be disclosed
Largest disclosed settlement: $222,025
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Shipley CPA, LLC⚠ Going-concern note flagged
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 5 / 100 rating
- 01MEDHigh initial investment ($198K-$402K) relative to average net income ($392K) creates tight ROI timeline with limited margin for error
- 02MEDSmall franchise system (31 units) with only 21.1% YoY growth suggests limited brand recognition and scaling challenges
- 03MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed — average revenue/net income figures are unverified and may not be representative
- 04MINORService-based model (IV therapy) is location-dependent and sensitive to local competition, staffing costs, and regulatory changes
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Radius and Population |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 3 mi |
| Territory population | 150,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 5 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Kansas |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation is required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 70 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 88 hrs
- Training location
- On-site at franchisee's restaurant and at franchisor's facility
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Zenoti
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Zenoti
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
53 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
IV Nutrition · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a IV Nutrition franchise?
The total investment to open a IV Nutrition franchise ranges from $198K – $403K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do IV Nutrition franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the IV Nutrition FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $617K. The median is $560K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is IV Nutrition's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, IV Nutrition has a charge-off rate of 0.0% across 10 loans, meaning 0.0% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many IV Nutrition franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, IV Nutrition has 31 total units in the United States, including 23 franchised units and 8 company-owned units. 5 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is IV Nutrition a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates IV Nutrition as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 5 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.