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Sidewalk Juice franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Stable network
Sidewalk Juice is a food & beverage franchise with a moderate initial investment range of $255,000 to $660,000.
Everything below is free, read straight off Sidewalk Juice's registered filing, with where the numbers land against food & beverage peers. Weighing Sidewalk Juice against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Sidewalk Juice's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-28274 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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Sidewalk Juice franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Sidewalk Juice does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Sidewalk Juice — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (42% of food & beverage franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Sidewalk Juice's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Food & beverage franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Sidewalk Juice lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Sidewalk Juice's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) does disclose 1 legal proceeding in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Sidewalk Juice itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. 1 of those proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
Sidewalk Juice closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Sidewalk Juice will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Sidewalk Juice's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a food & beverage of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Sidewalk Juice's latest tables show a stable franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 0%, against a food & beverage median of 3.3% — at or better than the category. Net franchised outlets moved 0 to 4 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Sidewalk Juice?
Sidewalk Juice's franchise is offered by Sidewalk Juice LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Food & beverage franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Sidewalk Juice is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Sidewalk Juice franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Sidewalk Juice — who is the franchisor?
Sidewalk Juice's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Sidewalk Juice LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Sidewalk Juice franchise cost?
Sidewalk Juice's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $255,000 – $660,000, with an initial franchise fee of $30,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against food & beverage peers it sits in the lower quartile (median $379,725).
How much profit does a Sidewalk Juice franchise make?
Sidewalk Juice makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Sidewalk Juice at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Sidewalk Juice disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Sidewalk Juice's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 42% of food & beverage franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Sidewalk Juice?
Sidewalk Juice's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses 1 legal proceeding in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Sidewalk Juice itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. 1 of the disclosed proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor.
Is Sidewalk Juice a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Sidewalk Juice's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against food & beverage peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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