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Néktər Juice Bar

Formerly known as Nékter Juice Bar

Food & Beverage - Juice & SmoothiesFranchising since 2012Website
Investment
$247K – $641K
62nd pct Juice & Smoot…
Avg revenue
38th pct Juice & Smoot…
Royalty
6.0%
19th pct Juice & Smoot…
Units
193
90th pct Juice & Smoot…
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $247K – $641K including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100.
  • System growing at 27.6% CAGR over 3 years with 193 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Nekter Franchise, Inc.
Parent company
Nekter Juice Bar, Inc.
Incorporated in
California
HQ
2488 Newport Boulevard, Suite A, Costa Mesa, California 92627
Auditor
HCVT (Holthouse | Carlin | Van Trigt LLP)
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$6.8M
vs $7.4M prior year

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 NÉKTƏR JUICE BAR unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restaurant
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $247K–$641K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$45K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

16%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$75K
EBITDA margin
10.0%
Total invested
$471K
Payback
75 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.

Overview

About

Franchisees operate retail juice and smoothie bar locations, managing daily operations including product preparation, customer service, inventory management, and staff oversight. Day-to-day activities include operating juice extraction equipment, blending beverages, managing point-of-sale systems, and maintaining health/safety compliance in a fast-casual QSR environment.

CEO
Steve Schulze
Founded
2012
FDD year
2024
States available
22

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$247K – $641K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $45K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$35K
Royalty
6.0%
Percentage of Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
56.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
193
Opened
28
Last reporting year
Closed
11
Turnover rate
5.7%
Company-owned
31
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
84%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
1.0%
Net growth (yr3)
+11.7%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+27.6%
Compounded over last 3 years
2022
162+17
Franchised units
2023
145
Franchised units
2024
127
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 5 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).

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Registered · 5 states
Not registered

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.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

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

Risk & Legal

52
Risk · 0-100
STRONG52 / 100

Moderate-to-cautious risk profile: significant capital requirement without transparent financial performance data, coupled with modest growth rates and documented litigation history, warrant careful validation before commitment.

Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not disclosed) — impossible to validate ROI claims
  2. 02MEDHigh initial investment range ($246k–$641k) with no disclosed average unit volumes to justify cost
  3. 03MINORModerate unit growth (11.7% YoY) is positive but modest for a 193-unit chain — suggests market saturation or slower franchisee recruitment
  4. 04HIGHLitigation history shows franchisor pursuing former franchisee for breach and abandonment — signals potential franchisee-franchisor disputes or operator quality issues
  5. 05MINOR6% royalty on gross sales (not net profit) creates cash flow pressure, especially if margins are thin in juice/smoothie category
  6. 06MINORProtected territory undefined — scope of exclusivity unclear, limiting competitive advantage

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Designated Area
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
1
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
California

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
31 hrs
On-the-job training
81 hrs

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

60 numbers

Locked
(404) 944-••••
CO
(858) 699-••••
CA
(949) 359-••••
CA

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FDD download

NÉKTƏR JUICE BAR · FDD (2024) PDF

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