The Juice Pod
Bottom line
- Total investment $144K – $294K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $811K/year (median $523K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 7 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Pod unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
49%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 The Juice Pod units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.3M
on $6.5M purchase
Total debt
$5.2M
SBA $3.2M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
The Juice Pod franchisees operate quick-service juice bar locations, preparing and selling fresh-pressed juices, smoothies, and wellness beverages. Daily operations include inventory management, juice preparation, customer service, and point-of-sale transactions. The model appears to target high-traffic retail locations with premium beverage positioning.
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 · 17 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
The Juice Pod presents elevated risk due to undisclosed profitability data, minimal unit count, going concern status, and aggressive fee structure with no demonstrated system viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability or undisclosed operational challenges at corporate level
- 02MEDNet Income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — impossible to validate actual profitability claims; average revenue of $810k means little without expense visibility
- 03MINOROnly 7 units system-wide — extremely small franchise system with untracked growth trajectory; high risk of system collapse
- 04MINORDelayed royalty structure (month 7) — suggests franchisor awareness that units struggle early; may mask weak unit economics
- 05MINOR6% royalty on gross (not net) — franchisee pays royalties even during loss periods; aggressive fee structure for unproven system
- 06MINORWide investment range ($144k-$294k spread) — vague guidance suggests inconsistent site requirements or hidden costs
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Juice Pod · FDD (2025) PDF