Totally NutzFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Totally Nutz franchise requires a total initial investment of $66K – $229K, including a $28K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $66K – $229K
- 2nd pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- 28th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 26th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 80
- 40th pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- 50.0%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Full-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Full-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- Total investment $66K – $229K including a $28K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed. The franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 32/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Totally Nutz Franchise, LLC
- Predecessor
- entities
- Prior franchisor entity
- Incorporated in
- UT
- HQ
- 69 E. 2580 S., St. George, Utah 84790
- Auditor
- Kezos & Dunlavy
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $116K
- vs $185K prior year
Overview
About
Totally Nutz franchisees operate nut retail and snack shops, likely managing point-of-sale operations, inventory, customer service, and local marketing. Day-to-day activities involve product sourcing, staffing, merchandising, and lease/facility management. The business model appears to be a specialty food retail concept with moderate working capital needs.
- CEO
- Yvette Barker
- Headquarters
- UT
- Founded
- 2014
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 19
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 16 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $28K | $28K | |
| Training Expensesnot refundable | $500 | $3K | |
| 3-Months' Lease Rentnot refundable | $0 | $35K | |
| Security Deposit | $0 | $1K | |
| Cart/Kiosk Packagenot refundable | $37K | $79K | |
| Tentnot refundable | $0 | $7K | |
| Cart/Kiosk Shippingnot refundable | $0 | $5K | |
| Additional Inventorynot refundable | $0 | $40K | |
| Vehicle and Trailernot refundable | $0 | $15K | |
| Leasehold Improvementsnot refundable | $0 | $5K | |
| Computer Equipmentnot refundable | $147 | $3K | |
| Business Licenses and Permitsnot refundable | $50 | $500 | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $175 | $2K | |
| Professional Feesnot refundable | $0 | $1K | |
| Optional Signagenot refundable | $0 | $1K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 Monthsnot refundable | $1K | $5K | |
| Total initial investment | $66K | $229K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $66K – $229K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $1K – $5K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $28K – $70K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- $500 per year
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Transfer fee | $7K |
| Renewal fee | $6K |
| Total fee load | 6.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
vs Full-Service Restaurants averages
How Totally Nutz Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 80
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 20
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 75%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +0.0%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +1.7%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 1
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 19 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
19
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 2 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 2
- Loan volume
- $132K
- Median loan
- $66K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 50.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 0.0%
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 2
- Defaults
- 1
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- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 2 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 2 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 2-year lending trend
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Totally Nutz presents high risk due to going concern status, missing financial performance data (Item 19), unprotected territory, and stagnant unit growth — fundamentals required for franchisee success are absent.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $78,500
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kezos & Dunlavy
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 32 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates franchisor financial distress or viability questions
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed — impossible to validate ROI or profitability claims
- 03MEDUnit count (80) with unknown growth trajectory — suggests stagnation or potential decline
- 04MINORUnprotected territory — franchisees compete directly with other brand locations and may face cannibalization
- 05MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue creates earnings opacity — franchisees cannot model cash flow
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosed but going concern status implies underlying business problems
- 07MINORWide investment range ($66k-$229k) suggests inconsistent unit economics 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
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | No |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Utah |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 33 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- On-site at franchisee's restaurant and at franchisor's training facility
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- iPad based system
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: iPad based system
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
38 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Totally Nutz · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Totally Nutz franchise?
The total investment to open a Totally Nutz franchise ranges from $66K – $229K, with an initial franchise fee of $28K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Totally Nutz franchise owners earn?
Totally Nutz does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Totally Nutz's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Totally Nutz (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Totally Nutz franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Totally Nutz has 80 total units in the United States, including 59 franchised units and 20 company-owned units.
Is Totally Nutz a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Totally Nutz as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 32 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.