Baya Bar
Açaí bowl and smoothie franchise · 42+ locations · NYC, Long Island, Salt Lake City area, Boston area, New Orleans, Milwaukee, and 3 other states
An açaí chain built to look like a neighborhood independent, down to the hand-painted menu boards, but really a franchise system: 38 of its 42 shops belong to franchisees who bought in. Its açaí comes from Brazil, with no supplier named.
The Big Picture
No outside investor is reported for Baya Bar, and its founder still runs the brand. The gap is downstream: açaí is the whole product, the US Labor Department lists Brazilian açaí among goods produced with child labor, and Baya Bar names no supplier for its own. With 38 of 42 shops franchised and no company-wide wage standard, pay is set shop by shop.
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Company data last updated September 2026
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