Juiced Fuel Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Juiced Fuel franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Juiced Fuel discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Single affiliate-operated Charleston SC location: 2024 sales $386,752 (23% net profit); 2025 YTD sales $406,631 (7% net profit). Owner-operated; higher labor costs if you hire employees. Geographic/climate characteristics may differ materially.
What a Juiced Fuel franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $59,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Advertising fund | 1% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 1% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $92,700 – $132,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty: $500-$2,000/month minimum (escalating first 18 months). Marketing 1% gross profit. Technology $500/month. Multiple additional fees for non-compliance, training, transfers, renewal.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Juiced Fuel system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 1 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero franchised outlets; only 1 company-owned location. Pre-revenue franchise system with no track record.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Juiced Fuel worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 1% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $92,700 | cheaper than most (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.5%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Juiced Fuel
The franchisor's framing: Single affiliate-operated Charleston SC location: 2024 sales $386,752 (23% net profit); 20… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Juiced Fuel franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Juiced Fuel franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $92,700–$132,000, including a $59,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Juiced Fuel franchise owners make?
- Single affiliate-operated Charleston SC location: 2024 sales $386,752 (23% net profit); 2025 YTD sales $406,631 (7% net profit). Owner-operated; higher labor costs if you hire employees. Geographic/climate characteristics may differ materially. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Juiced Fuel franchise fees?
- Juiced Fuel's FDD discloses a $59,500 initial franchise fee, a 1% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 1% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty: $500-$2,000/month minimum (escalating first 18 months). Marketing 1% gross profit. Technology $500/month. Multiple additional fees for non-compliance, training, transfers, renewal.
- What is the Juiced Fuel franchise profit margin?
- Juiced Fuel does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Single affiliate-operated Charleston SC location: 2024 sales $386,752 (23% net profit); 2025 YTD sales $406,631 (7% net profit). Owner-operated; higher labor costs if you hire employees. Geographic/climate characteristics may differ materially. Recurring fees alone take about 1% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Juiced Fuel franchise failure rate?
- Zero franchised outlets; only 1 company-owned location. Pre-revenue franchise system with no track record.
- How many Juiced Fuel locations are there?
- Juiced Fuel's FDD reports 1 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Juiced Fuel have complaints or lawsuits?
- Juiced Fuel discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Juiced Fuel franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Juiced Fuel scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 1% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Juiced Fuel or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.