Vitality Bowls
Formerly known as Valenta BPO
Bottom line
- Total investment $209K – $683K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $592K/year (median $565K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. 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 Vitality Bowls unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
18%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Vitality Bowls units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$947K
on $4.7M purchase
Total debt
$3.8M
SBA $2.4M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Vitality Bowls franchisees operate quick-service restaurants focused on açai bowls, smoothies, and health-focused beverages and food items. Daily operations involve food prep, inventory management, customer service, and point-of-sale transactions in high-traffic retail locations. Franchisees are responsible for hiring/managing staff, maintaining brand standards, and local marketing while paying 6% of gross sales in ongoing royalties.
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 · 19 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
Vitality Bowls presents elevated risk due to undisclosed unit economics, prior litigation involving fraud claims, sluggish growth, and franchisor financial concerns despite moderate-sized system.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosure despite $591,917 average revenue claim — inability to verify earnings claims and widespread franchisee profitability
- 02HIGHTwo separate litigation/arbitration cases involving breach of contract and fraud allegations settled with monetary payments by franchisor — suggests systemic disputes and potential broken promises
- 03MEDModest unit growth (10.2% YoY) with only 70 units indicates slow market penetration and limited network stability after multiple years of operation
- 04MEDHigh investment range ($208,800–$683,140) relative to disclosed revenue creates unclear ROI and payback period — franchisees may not recoup investment within reasonable timeframe
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status marked as False — potential financial instability or accounting irregularities warrant investigation into franchisor's solvency
- 06MINOR6% royalty on gross sales (not net) means franchisees pay royalties even on low-margin or loss-making transactions, compounding profitability pressure
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
62 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Vitality Bowls · FDD (2025) PDF