Juici PattiesFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Juici Patties franchise requires a total initial investment of $340K – $1.2M, including a $45K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $2.9M[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 12 loans[1]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $340K – $1.2M
- 22nd pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $2.9M
- 25th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 26th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 4
- 10th pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- 0.0%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Full-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Full-Service Restaurants 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
Each dollar invested generates 3.8x in gross revenue, well above the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
Only 0.0% of 12 SBA loans charged off, well below the 16% franchise average.
84% cash-on-cash return (based on EBITDA). Above the 20% threshold most investors target.
Bottom line
- Total investment $340K – $1.2M including a $45K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $2.9M/year (median $2.9M), with an estimated 84% cash-on-cash return (based on EBITDA).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 41/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 12 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
- Bankruptcy history disclosed in the FDD. Review Item 4 for details before proceeding.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Juici Food Services LLC
- Parent company
- Juici Food HoldCo LLC
- Ultimate parent
- DC Blue Holdings Co
- Predecessor
- and Affiliates
- Prior franchisor entity
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- Lot 1 Clarendon Park Toll Gate, Clarendon, Jamaica
- Auditor
- Plante & Moran, PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $564K
- vs $0 prior year
Affiliated brands
- JBL
- Juici Beef Ltd
- Juici Food IP
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Franchisees operate quick-service Caribbean fast-casual restaurants specializing in patties (savory pastries) and related island cuisine. Day-to-day operations include food preparation, customer service, POS management, inventory ordering, and staff scheduling in a limited-service format.
- Founded
- 1980
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $45K | $45K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $10K | $40K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $285K | $1.1M |
| Total initial investment | $340K | $1.2M |
Source: Juici Patties 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
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
$316K
11.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
41%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
29 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $340K – $1.2M
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $10K – $40K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $45K – $45K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 1.2 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Transfer fee | $23K |
| Renewal fee | $3K |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $2.9M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $2.9M
- Avg ebitda
- $631K
- Reported as EBITDA in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 84.1%
- Based on EBITDA / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Historical
- Sample size
- 2 units
- vs category median 13 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $1.6M→$3.2M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $131K→$270K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Transparency
- 10 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 1264 Full-Service Restaurants brands
vs Full-Service Restaurants averages
How Juici Patties Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 4
- Opened
- 4
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 14 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
- Illinois
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 12
- Loan volume
- $3.9M
- Median loan
- $385K
- 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
- 3
- Defaults
- 0
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SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Juici Patties's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 3 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 2 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 3-year lending trend
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With a 0.0% charge-off rate across 12 loans, banks have historically viewed this brand favorably for lending.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Juici Patties presents elevated risk due to undisclosed going concern issues, minimal unit count, absence of financial performance documentation, and unverifiable profitability claims.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 3 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Disclosed in last 7 years
Bankruptcy Code; (b) obtained a discharge of its debts under the bankruptcy code; or (c) was a principal officer of a company or a general partner in a partnership that either filed as a debtor (or had filed against it) a petition to start an action under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or that obtained a
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Plante & Moran, PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 41 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability or undisclosed operational challenges at corporate level
- 02MEDOnly 4 units systemwide with unknown growth trajectory — extremely limited scale and no visibility into expansion momentum
- 03MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed — cannot validate claimed $2.87M avg revenue or $631K net income figures
- 04MINORWide investment range ($339K–$1.16M) suggests inconsistent unit economics or unclear buildout requirements
- 05MINOR6% royalty on gross sales is standard but lacks context without verified AUV sustainability data
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 | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 3 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 3 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 8 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 160 hrs
- Training location
- Franchisor facility and on-site
- POS system
- Juici Patties Point of Sale (POS) system
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Juici Patties Point of Sale (POS) system
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
18 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Juici Patties · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Juici Patties franchise?
The total investment to open a Juici Patties franchise ranges from $340K – $1.2M, with an initial franchise fee of $45K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Juici Patties franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Juici Patties FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $2.9M. The median is $2.9M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Juici Patties's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Juici Patties has a charge-off rate of 0.0% across 12 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 Juici Patties franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Juici Patties has 4 total units in the United States, including 4 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 4 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Juici Patties a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Juici Patties as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 41 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.