VaViaFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A VaVia franchise requires a total initial investment of $236K – $863K, including a $50K franchise fee. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.4M[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $236K – $863K
- 73rd pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $1.4M
- 38th pct Home Services
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 17
- 25th pct Home Services
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Home Services 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 $236K – $863K including a $50K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $1.4M/year (median $1.1M).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 47/100.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- VaVia, LLC
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 4301 Lillywood Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37205
- Auditor
- Reese CPA LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.9M
- vs $2.7M prior year
Affiliated brands
- Holiday Park Partners
- maintains a pr
- Flour Power Business Development
- operates a company owned location similar to the Franchised Business
- CWE America
- VaVia Nashville
- is the franchisor of the Cartridge World franchise system
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
VaVia franchisees operate a food/beverage or hospitality concept (specific category not disclosed) in protected territories. Day-to-day operations likely involve customer service, inventory management, staffing, and compliance with franchisor brand standards. Revenue averaging $1.37M annually suggests either quick-service food, beverage-focused retail, or multi-unit management.
- CEO
- Tim Wells
- Headquarters
- TN
- Founded
- 2018
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 8
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 15 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $1K | $5K | |
| Waste Containers and Equipment | $128K | $178K | |
| Waste Container Freight and Sales Tax | $650 | $19K | |
| Service Vehicle with Vehicle Wrap Lease | $15K | $248K | |
| Vehicle Freight, Registration and Sales Tax | $2K | $15K | |
| Office Furniture, Signs, Supplies and Uniforms | $2K | $5K | |
| Computer, Software, and Business Management System | $4K | $6K | |
| Start-Up Marketing | $5K | $5K | |
| Lease Payments - Three Months | $3K | $6K | |
| Insurance Deposits - Three Months | $5K | $10K | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $2K | $4K | |
| Professional Fees | $2K | $6K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $2K | $3K | |
| Additional Funds - Three Months | $15K | $20K | |
| Total initial investment | $236K | $578K |
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.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$164K
12.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
29%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
3.5 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $236K – $863K
- Below avg, review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $15K – $20K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $335K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- Greater of 8% of Gross Sales or Minimum Monthly Royalty Fee
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $20K |
| Renewal fee | $25 |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $1.4M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $1.1M
- Item 19 type
- Company Owned and Operational Franchise Outlets
- Sample size
- 14 units
- vs category median 25
- Range (low → high)
- $545K→$4.0M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- revenue_only
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Transparency
- 10 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 349 Home Services brands
vs Home Services averages
How VaVia Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 17
- Opened
- 3
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 1
- Turnover rate
- 5.9%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 94%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +6.7%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +33.3%
- 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)
- 1
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 12 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- Maryland
- Michigan
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 8 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 8
- Loan volume
- N/A
- Amount data pending
- Median loan
- N/A
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 0
- Defaults
- 0
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
VaVia presents cautionary risk due to anemic unit growth, unverified financial claims lacking Item 19 disclosure, and recent franchisee enforcement litigation suggesting underlying unit economics may not support the claimed $1.37M average revenue.
Litigation (Item 3)
2 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $138,240
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Reese CPA LLC
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: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 47 / 100 rating
- 01MEDMinimal unit growth (6.7% YoY) with only 17 locations suggests limited scalability and system maturity concerns
- 02HIGHRecent litigation (May 2024) shows franchisor enforcing covenants aggressively; franchisee couldn't meet payment obligations indicating potential unit economics stress
- 03HIGHNo Item 19 financial performance representation ('Going Concern: False') — franchisor provides no average unit volume data to validate the $1.37M average revenue claim
- 04MINORHigh investment range ($236K-$863K) with wide variance suggests inconsistent site requirements or hidden costs
- 05MINORRoyalty structure creates dual burden: 8% of gross sales PLUS minimum monthly fee could be punitive in slow months
- 06MINORJudgment amount ($138K) represents 2.8x the franchise fee, indicating serious unit-level profitability problems for at least one franchisee
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 | 1 |
| Territory type | Population-based |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Territory population | 300,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Tennessee |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
2 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 10 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 73 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Site selection
- franchisee
- POS system
- Business Management System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Business Management System
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
18 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
VaVia · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a VaVia franchise?
The total investment to open a VaVia franchise ranges from $236K – $863K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do VaVia franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the VaVia FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.4M. The median is $1.1M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is VaVia's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for VaVia (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 VaVia franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, VaVia has 17 total units in the United States, including 12 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 3 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is VaVia a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates VaVia as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 47 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.