VARA Juice Restaurant
Bottom line
- Total investment $236K – $635K including a $25K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $647K/year (median $541K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 3 years of franchising with 12 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 VARA Juice Restaurant unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
20%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 VARA Juice Restaurant units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.2M
on $5.8M purchase
Total debt
$4.7M
SBA $2.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
VARA Juice Restaurant franchisees operate quick-service beverage and juice bar locations, likely featuring freshly-pressed juices, smoothies, açai bowls, and health-focused beverages. Day-to-day operations include inventory management, POS systems, food safety compliance, staff scheduling, and direct customer service in a high-volume, fast-casual format.
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 · 13 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 explosive but unproven growth, no profitability transparency, and franchisor financial concerns—requires deep operational due diligence before commitment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed despite $646,862 average revenue claim — unable to verify profitability or unit-level economics
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates potential financial instability at franchisor level, raising sustainability questions
- 03MINORAggressive unit growth (125% YoY) from only 12 units suggests early-stage system with unproven scalability and operational controls
- 04MEDHigh investment range ($236K-$635K) paired with undisclosed net income creates uncertainty about ROI timeline and break-even point
- 05MINORMinimum royalty of $350/month ($4,200/year) on potential low-revenue locations may pressure unit economics
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosure in growing franchise system is statistically unusual and warrants verification
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
VARA Juice Restaurant · FDD (2025) PDF