How much does a Bowl Boss Acai franchise cost?
Opening a Bowl Boss Acai franchise takes a total initial investment of $107,250 to $559,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD's Item 19 publishes no median; it reports figures for gross sales - operational franchise outlet: new hartford, new york: $730,068.
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Item 7
What it costs to open a Bowl Boss Acai franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $107,250 to $559,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Construction and Leasehold Improvements ($25,000 to $350,000), Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment ($30,000 to $75,000), and Professional Fees ($1,000 to $25,000). Together they make up about 81% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $30,000, about 28% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $25,000 | $350,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Lease Deposits and Rent – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $2,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $30,000 | $75,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $5,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Computer, Software, and Point of Sale System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $2,000 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,500 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Initial Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $5,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Utility Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Insurance Deposits – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Travel for Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,000 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| General Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $250 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Additional Funds – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $5,000 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $107,250 | $559,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
Source Bowl Boss Acai, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Bowl Boss Acai franchisees actually report earning
Bowl Boss Acai's 2025 FDD publishes no median in its Item 19. What it publishes instead is set out below, in the document's own terms. An average is not a median: it is pulled upward by the strongest outlets, and it does not tell you what the middle outlet made. We do not calculate a median the document does not state.
Some Outlets have earned this amount. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you’ll earn as much.
What the FDD does publish
| Measure | Average | Low | High | Outlets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Sales - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $730,068 | $730,068 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Food Cost - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $224,583 | $224,583 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Non-Managerial Labor Cost - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $148,527 | $148,527 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Gross Profit - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $356,958 | $356,958 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Rent - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $27,899 | $27,899 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Insurance - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $991 | $991 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Credit Card Processing Fees - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $20,908 | $20,908 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Utilities - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $5,753 | $5,753 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Marketing and Advertising - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $11,069 | $11,069 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Miscellaneous - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $47,896 | $47,896 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Gross Profit After Disclosed Expenses - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $242,442 | $242,442 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Royalty Fee - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $43,804 | $43,804 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Brand Development Fund Fee - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $7,301 | $7,301 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Technology Fee - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $3,776 | $3,776 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Gross Profit After Disclosed Expenses and Franchise Related Expenses - Operational Franchise Outlet: New Hartford, New YorkTotal | – | $187,561 | $187,561 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Gross Sales - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $343,267 | $343,267 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Gross Sales - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $341,511 | $341,511 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Food Cost - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $95,442 | $95,442 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Food Cost - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $95,939 | $95,939 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Non-Managerial Labor Cost - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $120,561 | $120,561 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Non-Managerial Labor Cost - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $131,210 | $131,210 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Gross Profit - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $127,264 | $127,264 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Gross Profit - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $114,362 | $114,362 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Gross Profit After Disclosed Expenses - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $62,682 | $62,682 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Gross Profit After Disclosed Expenses - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $41,706 | $41,706 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Royalty Fee - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $20,596 | $20,596 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Royalty Fee - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $20,490 | $20,490 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Brand Development Fund Fee - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $3,433 | $3,433 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Brand Development Fund Fee - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $3,415 | $3,415 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Technology Fee - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $3,795 | $3,795 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Technology Fee - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $4,204 | $4,204 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Gross Profit After Disclosed Expenses and Franchise Related Expenses - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $34,858 | $34,858 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Gross Profit After Disclosed Expenses and Franchise Related Expenses - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $13,597 | $13,597 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Rent - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $28,096 | $28,096 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Rent - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $31,882 | $31,882 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Insurance - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $4,394 | $4,394 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Insurance - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $2,275 | $2,275 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Credit Card Processing Fees - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $8,620 | $8,620 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Credit Card Processing Fees - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $11,826 | $11,826 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Utilities - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $4,292 | $4,292 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Utilities - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $3,778 | $3,778 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Marketing and Advertising - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $5,414 | $5,414 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Marketing and Advertising - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $12,079 | $12,079 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Miscellaneous - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $13,766 | $13,766 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Miscellaneous - Operational Franchise Outlet: Rome, New YorkTotal | – | $10,816 | $10,816 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Gross Sales - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $745,961 | $745,961 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Food Cost - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $189,106 | $189,106 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Non-Managerial Labor Cost - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $228,744 | $228,744 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Gross Profit - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $328,111 | $328,111 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Rent - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $43,679 | $43,679 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Insurance - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $9,487 | $9,487 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Credit Card Processing Fees - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $22,265 | $22,265 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Utilities - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $14,578 | $14,578 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Marketing and Advertising - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $6,828 | $6,828 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Miscellaneous - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $12,289 | $12,289 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Gross Profit After Disclosed Expenses - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $218,985 | $218,985 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Royalty Fee - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $44,758 | $44,758 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Brand Development Fund Fee - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $7,460 | $7,460 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Technology Fee - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $4,670 | $4,670 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
| Gross Profit After Disclosed Expenses and Franchise Related Expenses - Operational Franchise Outlet: Fairmount, New YorkTotal | – | $162,097 | $162,097 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 45 |
A dash means the FDD does not print that figure. Bowl Boss Acai's Item 19 covers the 2024 Calendar Year. Basis: Operational Franchise Outlets.
What the franchisor excluded from these figures
- Whitesboro, New York does not qualify as a Operational Franchise Outlet for the 2024 Calendar Year because it was not open for the entire 2024 Calendar Year. This Outlet is also not representative of the Franchised Business because it operates within an 80,000 square foot sports complex and because it maintains abbreviated hours and is predominantly open only during sporting events. As such, we do not report data for this Outlet in this Item 19.
- North Augusta, South Carolina does not qualify as an Operational Franchise Outlet for the 2024 Calendar Year because it was not open for the entire 2024 Calendar Year. As such, we do not report data for this Outlet during the 2024 Calendar Year.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Bowl Boss Acai outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Bowl Boss Acai, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 46, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Bowl Boss Acai outlets there are, and how many closed
Bowl Boss Acai ended 2024 with 5 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 3 franchised outlets opened and none left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Bowl Boss Acai opened 4 franchised outlets and no outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 4, from 1 to 5 franchised outlets.
With fewer than 10 outlets, one closure moves the numbers a lot, so we do not calculate a yearly rate.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 48 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 48 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 48 |
Source Bowl Boss Acai, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 48, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Bowl Boss Acai compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Bowl Boss Acai's estimated range is $333,125. It costs less to open than 82% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Bowl Boss Acai is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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