NuVinAir
Bottom line
- Total investment $313K – $323K including a $300K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 66/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 NuVinAir unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
23%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
NuVinAir franchisees operate wine and beverage preservation/dispensing equipment sales, installation, and service businesses, typically targeting restaurants, bars, hotels, and retail wine shops. Day-to-day activities include client prospecting, system installation, equipment maintenance, technical support, and ongoing customer relationship management.
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 · 15 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
High upfront capital requirement with zero transparency on franchisee profitability, suspicious unit growth metrics, and structural incentive misalignment warrants deep validation before committing $313K+.
Score breakdown · what drove the 66 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo financial performance disclosure (Item 19) — unable to validate $313K+ investment ROI claims
- 02MINORHigh franchise fee ($300K) with zero royalties creates misaligned incentives and suggests front-loaded franchisor revenue model
- 03MINOR102 units with exactly 100% YoY growth is statistically improbable and suggests possible data inconsistency or cherry-picked reporting
- 04MINORNo average revenue or net income data provided — impossible to calculate payback period or validate profitability claims
- 05MINOR10-year term is longer than industry standard (5-7 years), locking franchisees into potentially unfavorable agreements
- 06HIGHAbsence of litigation disclosure doesn't confirm absence of disputes — may indicate unreported conflicts or recent system entry
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
23 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
NuVinAir · FDD (2022) PDF