Pressed Roots
Bottom line
- Total investment $476K – $800K including a $50K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.2M/year (median $1.2M).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 4 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Pressed Roots unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
40%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Pressed Roots units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
30.1%
3.72× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.68×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$8.4M
on $19.1M purchase
Total debt
$10.7M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Pressed Roots franchisees operate cold-pressed juice and smoothie retail locations, managing daily operations including product preparation, inventory management, POS systems, staffing, and customer service. Day-to-day activities involve producing fresh juice blends, managing perishable inventory with short shelf lives, handling retail foot traffic or delivery orders, and maintaining food safety compliance.
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 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
Extremely early-stage juice/smoothie franchise with minimal unit count, undisclosed profitability, financial stability concerns, and unproven unit economics—suitable only for investors with high risk tolerance and due diligence access to current owners.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 4 franchise units with unknown growth trajectory indicates extremely limited system maturity and unproven scalability
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 makes ROI impossible to validate; average $1.19M revenue means little without profitability data
- 03HIGHGoing Concern = False suggests potential franchisor financial instability or undisclosed operational challenges
- 04MINORHigh investment range ($475K-$800K) paired with only 4 existing units creates high risk of inadequate support infrastructure
- 05MINORRoyalty escalation from 5% to 7% in Year 2 reduces franchisee profitability without demonstrated system success
- 06HIGHNo disclosed litigation but micro-system size limits statistical significance; small sample makes disputes more impactful
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
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pressed Roots · FDD (2025) PDF