Yumberry Bowl franchise
2025 filing · May 29, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Yumberry Bowl at a glance
An acai bowl and smoothie shop, as a sit-down cafe, walk-up or drive-through, or food truck. At the end of 2024 there were 4 Yumberry Bowl locations in the US, 3 franchised and 1 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Fortissima Enterprises Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2017
- 8 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Grants Pass, Oregon
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $46K–$110K
- A sit-down, walk-up or drive-through shop
- Franchise fee
- $25,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross revenues, paid weekly, plus a marketing fee of up to 2% (currently 0%) and $149 a month for technology
- Brand fund
- None now
- Up to 2% of gross revenue; currently 0%
- Renewal fee
- $5,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 5 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 4
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 3
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 2 years
- +2
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 2
- Most in Oregon and Utah
From Fortissima Enterprises Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Yumberry Bowl among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Yumberry Bowl | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $77,672 | Costs less than 92% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $25,000 | Lower than 82% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 4 | Fewer than 74% of franchises |
How much a Yumberry Bowl franchise costs
Opening a sit-down, walk-up or drive-through shop costs an estimated $45,647 to $109,697. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the franchises under $50K.
The biggest costs are expenditures initial franchise fee ($25,000) and leasehold improvements ($0 to $25,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expenditures Initial franchise fee | $25,000 | ||
| Training team expenses | $700 | $2,000 | |
| Rent (first 3 months) & security deposit | $2,400 | $6,000 | |
| Leasehold improvements | $0 | $25,000 | |
| Utility deposits and expenses (first 3 months) | $100 | $1,200 | |
| Furnishings, fixtures and equipment | $7,000 | $15,500 | |
| Supplies / office equipment / software / cameras | $1,000 | $2,500 | |
| Signs | $1,000 | $8,000 | |
| Initial inventory and supplies | $6,000 | $8,000 | |
| Insurance – first 3 months | $300 | $550 | |
| Business licenses and permits | $200 | $700 | |
| Professional fees | $0 | $3,000 | |
| Grand opening promotion | $100 | $1,000 | |
| Marketing – first 3 months | $200 | $600 | |
| Technology set up fee and monthly fees – first 3 months | $647 | ||
| Miscellaneous opening expenses | $0 | $5,000 | |
| Additional funds for first 3 months | $1,000 | $5,000 | |
| Total | $45,647 | $109,697 | |
Source: Fortissima Enterprises Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 14
Yumberry Bowl franchise fee
The franchise fee is $25,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Fortissima Enterprises Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross revenues, paid weekly, plus a marketing fee of up to 2% (currently 0%) and $149 a month for technology. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Up to 2% of gross revenue; currently 0%. |
| Technology Fee | $149 per month |
| Transfer Fee | $7,500 |
| Renewal Fee | $5,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Fortissima Enterprises Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Other fees as filed, from pages 11–12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Yumberry Bowl publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Fortissima Enterprises Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 39
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $170K–$310K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Yumberry Bowl compares
Of the 60 smoothie franchises on this site, Yumberry Bowl is the cheapest to open and the 49th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Yumberry Bowl | Typical smoothie brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $46K | $227K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $110K | $519K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $25K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| US locations | 4 | 20 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 16.7% | 3.6% | – |
| Change in franchised locations, 2 yrs | +200% | +65.4% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 45 of 60 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 60 brands in smoothie franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 (+2) | 1 | +2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 (0) | 1 | +1 | −1 |
| 2024 | 3 (0) | 1 | – | – |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: Fortissima Enterprises Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 41
Where Yumberry Bowl locations are
At the end of 2024, Yumberry Bowl had locations in 2 states. The most are in Oregon and Utah.
- Oregon4
- Utah1
Source: Fortissima Enterprises Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 42
Who owns Yumberry Bowl?
Yumberry Bowl franchises are sold by Fortissima Enterprises Franchising, LLC.
From Fortissima Enterprises Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Fortissima Enterprises Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Yumberry Bowl filings
The figures on this page come from Fortissima Enterprises Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued May 29, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | May 29, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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