ACAI BROTHERS

The new Acai Brothers mobile cafe concept is expected to take to the roads within the year and will significantly reduce the entry point for franchisees, meaning more Aussies can buy into the booming healthfood business.

Since launching in 2014, Acai Brothers has grown to 21 stores nationwide, with up to 15 stores planned over the next 18 months.

Sam Carson, director and head of franchise sales and operations, explains why the business is putting the pedal to the metal.

“We get so many inquiries for catering, whether it be birthdays, weddings, fetes, sporting events – it’s amazing. We get asked to go to so many netball events, it’s unbelievable. Gone are the days where you go to a kids’ sporting match and chow down on a sausage roll or pie. People really want something healthier.”

Over the next six to 12 months the food truck will launch as a stand-alone mobile model, perhaps appealing to younger potential franchisees without the means to get a $300,000 business loan.

The food-truck model comes in at $150,000.