Snowfruit
Formerly known as JFE Franchising (Snowfox Sushi)
Bottom line
- Total investment $24K – $170K including a $50K 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 62/100.
- System growing at 165.7% CAGR over 3 years with 1035 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Snowfruit unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
46%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Snowfruit franchisees operate frozen fruit beverage shops, likely serving smoothie bowls, açai bowls, or frozen juice blends. Daily operations include inventory management of fresh/frozen fruits, staff scheduling, POS operations, and direct customer service in a QSR environment.
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 · 12 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
Snowfruit presents meaningful investment risk due to undisclosed unit economics, unprotected territories, short contract terms, and unclear going concern status despite modest unit growth.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed — inability to assess profitability and ROI
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability or restructuring
- 03MINORWide royalty range (5-20%) with no clarity on what drives the variance — cost unpredictability
- 04MINORTerritory not protected — direct competition from other franchisees in same market
- 05MINORShort 2-year term — high renewal risk and lack of long-term security
- 06MINORHigh initial investment variance ($23,977-$170,325) suggests inconsistent unit economics
- 07MINOR12.0% YoY unit growth is moderate but concerning given lack of financial transparency
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
92 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Snowfruit · FDD (2025) PDF