Rush Bowls Franchise
Rush Bowls is a small scale, simple restaurant concept serving blended fruit bowls and smoothies. Capitalize on the booming better-for-you market with a scalable concept.
$75,000
$34,500
53
2017
Westminster,CO
Andrew Pudalov
About Rush Bowls
Rush Bowls is a small scale, simple restaurant concept serving blended fruit bowls and smoothies.
Rush Bowls is reinventing nutrition with a delicious new take on your favorite meal, whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner. Our anytime bowls burst with flavor and satisfy with fresh, filling, all-natural ingredients. A Rush Bowl is prepared with milk or juice, blended with frozen fruit and vegetables, then topped with granola, honey, and fresh fruit plus other nutritious topping options. We have built a streamlined business model featuring few moving parts (no cooking, grills, or hoods), small footprints, low labor counts, easy-to-replicate recipes, and no food waste or spoilage.
Rush Bowls is making a strong push into non-traditional sites (kiosks, airports, sports stadiums, mobile units, etc.) which opens up additional avenues for franchisees.
Franchise Unit Trends
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11
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* in 2024
Franchise Fees
$34,500
Veteran's Fee: $35,100
6.0%
Gross Sales
2.0%
Gross Sales
Why Choose Rush Bowls?
Franchisees of Rush Bowls enjoy the business model because:
- Simple: few operational moving parts (no cooking, grills, or hoods), easy to train staff, no food waste or spoilage.
- Flexible: footprints between 500-1500 square feet, with a scaled-down kiosk model available.
- Transparent: non-exclusive supply chain (Rush Bowls does not sell anything directly to franchisees and makes no money on the supply chain.
- Vendors with national accounts and pricing are established for franchisees.
- Founded in 2004, Rush Bowls is a proven concept with a turn-key business model for franchisees to plug into.
Starting Costs & Investment Requirements
$199,050 - $549,500
$350,000
$75,000
Training & Support
- Online franchisee portal
- Ongoing access to training videos, standard operating materials, marketing assets, etc.
- Full suite commercial real estate support
- Assistant on site research/selection, data/demographic analysis, and lease negotiation.
- New restaurant opening (NRO) support
- Project management software detailing all that needs to be accomplished to get the store open.
- Weekly meetings with the team throughout this entire process.
- On-site training
- In-person training occurs at the franchisee’s store, where they will actually be operating.
- Rush Bowls training team will train the owners and initial staff during an all-encompassing training program to set the store up for success.
- Ongoing Support
- Weekly meetings continued as long as franchisee would like.
- Direct access to an experienced team.
History
In 2004, tired of NYC, Andrew Pudalov left his impressive position as head of Derivative Trading at a major Wall Street bank and relocated with his young family to Boulder, CO—a city he had visited as a child and to where he had always wanted to return. Always a healthy eater, he tinkered in his kitchen—equal parts scientist, chef, and creative director—to test and refine the concept we now know as Rush Bowls. Andrew launched his concept by opening a 400 s/f store on “The Hill”—very near the University of Colorado (CU). Andrew and Rush Bowls were instantly successful, with word of mouth causing customer lines to snake out the door. He took that demand, fine-tuned the concept, and continued to build Rush Bowls into an industry leader in the booming bowl space.
Ideal Candidate
Rush Bowls franchisees have a passion for health, wellness and fitness, and desire to provide a healthy meal option to their community. Franchisees enjoy a forward facing role to their community, forming relationships with regular customers and partnering with local organizations. Franchisees build loyal teams and provide a fun and exciting workplace for their employees. Rush Bowls franchisees enjoy a light administrative work load, allowing them to focus on building the brand in their community.
Owner/Operator model:
Franchise owner is present in the daily operations of the store serving customers. Daily activities include preparing and serving product, connecting with customers, managing staff, ordering inventory, and maintaining store cleanliness.
Semi-absentee model:
Franchisee is focused on getting the right team of staff in place to run the daily operations of the store. This allows the franchisee to focus on community integration, forming relationships with schools, organizations/sports teams, gyms/fitness centers, etc.