Néktər Juice Bar
Formerly known as Nékter Juice Bar
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
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?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
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.
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 · 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).
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
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
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not disclosed) — impossible to validate ROI claims
- 02MEDHigh initial investment range ($246k–$641k) with no disclosed average unit volumes to justify cost
- 03MINORModerate unit growth (11.7% YoY) is positive but modest for a 193-unit chain — suggests market saturation or slower franchisee recruitment
- 04HIGHLitigation history shows franchisor pursuing former franchisee for breach and abandonment — signals potential franchisee-franchisor disputes or operator quality issues
- 05MINOR6% royalty on gross sales (not net profit) creates cash flow pressure, especially if margins are thin in juice/smoothie category
- 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
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
60 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
NÉKTƏR JUICE BAR · FDD (2024) PDF