Protein Bar & Kitchen
Bottom line
- Total investment $370K – $685K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.3M/year (median $1.3M). Estimated payback in 2.8 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 40/100.
- 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 Protein Bar & Kitchen unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
35%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Protein Bar & Kitchen units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.1%
7.37× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.89×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$2.1M
on $10.1M purchase
Total debt
$8.0M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate fast-casual health-focused restaurants serving protein-based meals, smoothies, and nutritional products. Day-to-day operations involve food preparation, inventory management, POS systems, staffing, and marketing within a protected territory. Revenue heavily dependent on foot traffic, local marketing effectiveness, and consistency with brand standards.
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 · 6 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
Rapidly expanding early-stage franchise with attractive unit economics but limited proven track record and high capital requirements relative to profits.
Score breakdown · what drove the 40 / 100 rating
- 01MINORExplosive 200% YoY unit growth (16 units) suggests early-stage instability and unproven scalability
- 02MINORHigh initial investment ($369.5K-$685K) relative to average net income ($191K) yields 1.8-3.6 year payback with no margin for error
- 03MINORModest 6% royalty may indicate underpricing or insufficient franchisor support infrastructure for rapid expansion
- 04MINOROnly 16 operating units limits statistical reliability of average revenue/income data; outliers heavily skew results
- 05MEDNo disclosed Item 19 (financial performance representations) requires heavy reliance on unverified averages
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
11 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Protein Bar & Kitchen · FDD (2025) PDF