Meet Fresh
Bottom line
- Total investment $508K – $795K including a $20K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Meet Fresh unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
5%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Meet Fresh franchisees operate fresh juice, smoothie, and beverage retail locations, likely in mall food courts, strip centers, or standalone venues. Day-to-day operations involve ingredient prep, blending custom orders, point-of-sale transactions, inventory management, and customer service in a fast-casual beverage environment.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
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 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
Meet Fresh presents meaningful financial opacity and territorial vulnerability; the absence of Item 19 performance data and unprotected territory create material investment risk despite modest growth and clean litigation history.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (average unit volume and net income absent) — impossible to validate ROI claims
- 02MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; franchisee at 38-unit system has no exclusivity safeguards
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($507.5K–$795K) paired with 10% royalty rate with no published profitability benchmarks creates acute payback uncertainty
- 04MEDModest unit growth (15.4% YoY, only 5 net new units) suggests limited brand momentum and franchisee recruitment difficulty
- 05MEDLow franchise fee ($20K) relative to total investment may indicate weak franchisor enforcement capability or limited pre-opening support
- 06MINOR10-year term is longer than industry standard (5–7 years typical), locking franchisee into relationship with unproven economics
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
26 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Meet Fresh · FDD (2025) PDF