Tru Bowl Superfood Bar
Bottom line
- Total investment $205K – $332K including a $30K franchise fee, 0.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $658K/year (median $564K). Estimated payback in 1.1 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 40/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 6 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 Tru Bowl Superfood Bar unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
38%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Tru Bowl Superfood Bar 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 $6.6M purchase
Total debt
$5.3M
SBA $3.3M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate fast-casual superfood bowl restaurants featuring nutrient-dense ingredients (açai, quinoa, protein bases). Day-to-day operations include food prep, customer service, inventory management, and social media marketing. Most units are small-format with limited seating, emphasizing takeout and delivery channels.
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 · 18 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
Small, growing health-focused QSR with regulatory compliance history and limited financial transparency; moderate risk offset by strong unit-level economics if validated.
Score breakdown · what drove the 40 / 100 rating
- 01MINORDFPI enforcement action in 2021 for financial statement violations indicates regulatory compliance issues and raises questions about franchisor transparency and governance
- 02MEDOnly 15 units with 85.7% YoY growth is modest—system remains very small and lacks scale; growth rate doesn't offset limited track record
- 03MINOR0% royalty for first 3 months suggests franchisor may struggle with unit economics or is masking profitability concerns during critical ramp-up period
- 04MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation limits ability to validate the $236K average net income claim across all units
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
22 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Tru Bowl Superfood Bar · FDD (2025) PDF