SAMBAZON Açaí Bowls
Bottom line
- Total investment $380K – $630K including a $30K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year. Estimated payback in 1.7 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 53/100.
- 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 SAMBAZON Açaí Bowls unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
34%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 SAMBAZON Açaí Bowls units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
48.8%
7.30× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.90×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$2.1M
on $10.2M purchase
Total debt
$8.0M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
SAMBAZON franchisees operate quick-service retail locations serving açaí bowls, smoothies, and health-focused beverages. Day-to-day operations include inventory management of frozen açaí and fresh toppings, staffing 4-8 employees across peak hours, customer service, POS management, and social media marketing to drive foot traffic in high-density urban or lifestyle retail locations.
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 · 14 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
SAMBAZON presents moderate-to-cautionary risk due to extremely limited disclosed unit data (1 unit), lack of Item 19 financial verification, high capital requirements, and unclear growth trajectory in a competitive segment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 53 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 1 disclosed unit makes growth trajectory impossible to validate and suggests either new system or significant contraction
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation limits ability to verify if $293k average net income is achievable or cherry-picked
- 03MEDHigh initial investment ($380k-$630k) relative to disclosed unit count creates uncertainty about ROI timeline and scalability
- 04MINORVague 'Unknown growth' status indicates franchisor may not be transparent about system performance or expansion plans
- 05MINORAçaí bowl market is saturated in major metros with heavy competition from juice bars, smoothie chains, and health-focused QSRs
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
16 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
SAMBAZON Açaí Bowls · FDD (2025) PDF