Sidewalk Juice
Bottom line
- Total investment $262K – $2.1M including a $30K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $692K/year (median $673K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
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 Sidewalk Juice unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
5%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Sidewalk Juice units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$277K
on $1.4M purchase
Total debt
$1.1M
SBA $0.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Sidewalk Juice franchisees operate cold-pressed juice and smoothie bars, focusing on fresh beverage preparation, customer service, and point-of-sale management. Daily operations include inventory management, staff scheduling, local marketing, and maintaining health/safety compliance in 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 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
Sidewalk Juice presents caution-level risk due to tiny franchise base, regulatory violations, missing profitability data, and unclear going concern status, making ROI validation impossible.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 6 units with unknown growth trajectory suggests minimal system traction and expansion stagnation
- 02MINORNo average net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation; combined with $692K avg revenue, profitability is opaque
- 03HIGHFebruary 2019 litigation involving franchisor's licensor and franchisees selling unregistered licenses indicates regulatory compliance issues and potential systemic control problems
- 04MEDHigh investment range ceiling ($2.1M) against small unit base and undisclosed profitability creates unfavorable risk-reward
- 05MINOR6% royalty on gross receipts with no net income data means franchisees may be paying royalties on unprofitable locations
- 06HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — unclear if this means no going concern issues or data unavailability, but combined with other factors suggests instability
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
2 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Sidewalk Juice · FDD (2025) PDF