Bottom line
- Total investment $534K – $1.3M including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.2M/year (median $725K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 54 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 Squeeze unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
25%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Squeeze units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
31.2%
3.89× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.58×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$7.4M
on $17.6M purchase
Total debt
$10.3M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Squeeze is a juice and smoothie bar concept where franchisees operate retail locations selling freshly made beverages (juices, smoothies, açai bowls, etc.). Day-to-day operations include inventory management of fresh produce, staff supervision, customer service, POS/ordering systems, and local marketing to drive walk-in and delivery traffic.
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 · 16 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
Early-stage, rapidly expanding juice/smoothie franchise with aggressive unit growth, opaque profitability metrics, and unclear franchisor financial health — suitable only for investors with high risk tolerance and direct franchisee validation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 (Net Income) disclosure — cannot validate $1.18M average revenue translates to acceptable profit after 6% royalty, labor, and COGS
- 02MINORExtreme unit growth (250% YoY) from only 8 units suggests either aggressive expansion or recent launch — sustainability and franchisee support quality unknown
- 03MEDHigh investment range ($534K–$1.28M) with no disclosed average net income creates profitability visibility gap
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — requires clarification on whether franchisor has capital/liquidity concerns
- 05MEDMinimal unit base (8 locations) provides limited historical data and franchisee references for due diligence
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
35 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Squeeze · FDD (2024) PDF