Poké Bar Dice & Mix
Bottom line
- Total investment $158K – $438K including a $30K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 68/100.
- 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 Poké Bar Dice & Mix unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
34%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Poké Bar Dice & Mix franchisees operate casual fast-casual restaurants serving customizable poke bowls and mixed drinks. Day-to-day operations include food prep, inventory management, POS operations, and customer service in a limited-service format designed for quick turnover and repeat traffic.
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 · 7 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
Declining unit base, missing financial disclosures, unprotected territory, and prior fraud litigation make this a high-risk franchise with unclear unit economics and franchisor sustainability concerns.
Score breakdown · what drove the 68 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 11.4% year-over-year (58 units) indicating contraction and potential model weakness
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents realistic ROI assessment and suggests franchisor may lack strong unit economics to share
- 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk—multiple franchisees could operate in same geographic area, cannibalizing sales
- 04HIGHRecent litigation by former franchisee alleging registration law violations and fraud (though dismissed) raises compliance and trust concerns
- 05MEDHigh investment range ($157,800–$438,000) with 6% royalty burden and no disclosed average returns creates unfavorable risk-reward profile
- 06HIGHGoing concern status indicates potential franchisor financial instability, raising questions about support and system viability
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
37 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Poké Bar Dice & Mix · FDD (2022) PDF