Bottom line
- Total investment $46K – $256K including a $20K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $170K/year (median $151K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 19 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -7.4% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Nutrishop unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
25%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Nutrishop units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$579K
on $2.9M purchase
Total debt
$2.3M
SBA $1.4M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Nutrishop franchisees operate retail nutrition supplement stores selling vitamins, sports nutrition products, weight-loss supplements, and related wellness items. Day-to-day responsibilities include inventory management, customer sales and nutrition education, point-of-sale operations, and local marketing. Franchisees typically manage 1–3 staff members in small-footprint retail locations.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 19 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
Nutrishop exhibits HIGH RISK profile due to system contraction, multi-state regulatory violations, undisclosed profitability metrics, and governance concerns masking underlying financial instability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINORDeclining unit count (-2.9% YoY) indicates system contraction and weakening franchisee demand
- 02MINORRegulatory violations across three states (Minnesota, Washington, California) for franchise registration and disclosure suggest compliance failures at corporate level
- 03HIGHDirector litigation involving mortgage securities and banking licenses raises governance and integrity concerns
- 04MEDAverage net income not disclosed despite average revenue of $170,390 — suggests poor profitability or intentional opacity
- 05HIGHNo 'Going Concern' disclosure is absent/false, but combined with declining units signals potential financial instability
- 06MINORWide investment range ($45.5K–$255.9K) with vague territory definition creates unclear ROI expectations
- 07MINORLow franchise fee ($20K) relative to investment range suggests weak brand equity and potential race-to-the-bottom franchisee quality
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
100 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Nutrishop · FDD (2026) PDF