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Juiced Fuel

Food & Beverage - Quick ServiceFranchising since 2025Website
Investment
$93K – $132K
9th pct Quick Service
Avg revenue
$387K
4th pct Quick Service
Royalty
Units
1
3rd pct Quick Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $93K – $132K including a $60K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $387K/year. Estimated payback in 1.3 years.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
  • Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 1 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Juiced Fuel Franchising LLC
Incorporated in
South Carolina
HQ
2132 Pentland Dr., Charleston, SC 29412

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 Juiced Fuel unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $386,751
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: qsr
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $93K–$132K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $12K–$36K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

43%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$58K
EBITDA margin
15.0%
Total invested
$136K
Payback
28 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Juiced Fuel units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$619K

on $3.1M purchase

Total debt

$2.5M

SBA $1.5M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Juiced Fuel franchisees operate beverage retail locations (likely juice bars, smoothie shops, or energy drink stands) selling freshly made or prepared drinks to walk-in customers. Day-to-day operations involve inventory management, staff supervision, customer service, drink preparation, and local marketing to drive foot traffic in their protected territory.

CEO
Korey McDavid
Founded
2025
FDD year
2025
States available
0

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$93K – $132K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$12K – $36K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$60K
Royalty
Minimum royalty of $500 to $2,000 per month per territory
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
1.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
1.3 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$387K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Affiliate
Sample size
1 units
vs category median 37 · small
Transparency
9 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank4th
vs Food & Beverage - Quick Service peers
Investment cost rank9th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank84th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank3th
vs Food & Beverage - Quick Service peers
Risk score rank42th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
1
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
2023
0±0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

60
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE60 / 100

Early-stage juice/beverage franchise with only one operating unit, franchisor going concern questions, and high fee structure relative to system maturity — high risk of failure with limited proof of concept.

Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 1 franchised unit reported — system shows zero growth trajectory and no proof of replicable model
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests franchisor financial instability or viability questions
  3. 03MINORHigh franchise fee ($59,500) + royalties ($500-$2,000/month) against unproven single-unit system creates recovery risk
  4. 04HIGHNo disclosed litigation but single-unit system lacks track record to assess legal exposure
  5. 05MINORAverage net income of $87,702 is attractive but based on n=1 — statistically meaningless and likely outlier
  6. 06MINOR10-year term locks capital into unvalidated brand with no multi-unit success stories

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Geographic
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
South Carolina

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
9 hrs
On-the-job training
8 hrs
POS system
Stripe
Operating tech stack

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

15 numbers

Locked
(701) 328-••••
CA
(503) 378-••••
CA
(605) 773-••••
RI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Juiced Fuel · FDD (2025) PDF

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