The Juice House
Bottom line
- Total investment $185K – $370K including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- 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 The Juice House unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
36%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate retail juice bar locations serving fresh-pressed juices, smoothies, and wellness beverages. Day-to-day operations include inventory management, juice preparation, POS transactions, and customer service in a QSR environment. Franchisees are responsible for staffing, local marketing, and achieving sales targets while paying 6% royalties on gross revenue.
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 · 9 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
Early-stage juice franchise with only 5 units, complete lack of financial transparency (no Item 19), and unproven unit economics present significant investment risk despite no litigation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed (Item 19 missing) — impossible to assess ROI on $185k-$369k investment
- 02MINOROnly 5 units system-wide with 50% YoY growth suggests early-stage/unproven model with minimal operating history
- 03MEDHigh royalty rate (6%) on undisclosed revenue base creates unknown ongoing cost burden
- 04MINORWide investment range ($184k spread) indicates inconsistent unit economics or unclear what's included
- 05MINORNo franchisee financial performance data publicly available limits ability to validate franchise viability
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
13 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Juice House · FDD (2025) PDF