Bottom line
- Total investment $298K – $512K including a $30K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $670K/year (median $609K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 51/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 52 loans (below the industry average).
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 Robeks unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
23%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Robeks units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.0M
on $5.0M purchase
Total debt
$4.0M
SBA $2.5M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate juice bar and smoothie retail locations, managing inventory of fresh fruits/vegetables, blending customer orders, managing POS systems, and handling staffing/scheduling. Daily operations focus on high-volume beverage production, customer service, and food safety compliance in a QSR-adjacent environment.
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 · 20 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
Robeks presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to anemic unit growth, missing financial transparency, recent litigation settlement, and unclear path to positive ROI on a mid-six-figure investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 51 / 100 rating
- 01MINORDeclining unit growth (3.0% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee struggles in mature brand
- 02MINORNo Item 19 net income disclosure prevents ROI validation against $298K-$511K investment
- 03HIGHRecent litigation (April 2024) involving interference with economic advantage and contractual relations indicates operational/relationship issues
- 04MEDRoyalty rate (6-7%) combined with undisclosed profitability makes break-even timeline unclear
- 05MINORSmall franchisee base (106 units) limits support infrastructure and brand marketing leverage
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
97 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Robeks · FDD (2025) PDF