Skinnypizza & Acai
Bottom line
- Total investment $271K – $568K including a $30K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 169 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 SKINNYPIZZA & ACAI unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
28%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate fast-casual health-focused restaurants serving acai bowls, smoothies, and thin-crust 'skinny' pizzas. Day-to-day operations include food prep, customer service, inventory management, and maintaining brand compliance in a dual-concept QSR model with both grab-and-go and dine-in components.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Extremely early-stage franchise with minimal operating history, opaque unit economics, and no growth evidence—high uncertainty for profitability and support viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates extremely small, potentially stagnant franchise network
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed (missing Item 19) prevents ROI validation and suggests poor unit economics or underperformance
- 03MINORWide investment range ($270.5K–$568K) with no corresponding revenue data makes it impossible to project payback period
- 04MINORMinimal franchise infrastructure: 2-unit system lacks operational maturity, economies of scale, and supply chain leverage
- 05MED5% royalty on undisclosed sales means franchisees cannot estimate actual profit impact or break-even timeline
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
SKINNYPIZZA & ACAI · FDD (2022) PDF