Bottom line
- Total investment $18K – $228K including a $6K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 69/100.
- System growing at 98.3% CAGR over 3 years with 123 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one ACE SUSHI unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
86%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
ACE SUSHI franchisees operate quick-service sushi restaurants, likely handling food preparation, customer service, inventory management, and point-of-sale operations. Day-to-day responsibilities typically include staff scheduling, food safety compliance, order fulfillment, and managing labor costs within a small footprint format.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 18 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
ACE SUSHI presents HIGH RISK due to going concern status, multi-state regulatory violations, missing financial disclosures, unprotected territory, and documented franchise closures — prospective franchisees cannot validate unit economics and face significant franchisor stability concerns.
Score breakdown · what drove the 69 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability or insolvency risk at corporate level
- 02HIGH4 state regulatory orders (MD, RI, VA, WA) for franchise registration/disclosure violations suggest systemic compliance failures and potential fraud risk
- 03MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed (missing Item 19) — prevents ROI validation and suggests corporate may be hiding poor unit economics
- 04MINORWide investment range ($18K–$227K) without clear breakdown indicates lack of transparency on what franchisees actually receive
- 05MINORNo territory protection — franchisees face direct competition from other ACE SUSHI units and cannot defend market share
- 06MINORRoyalty structure tied to 'chef or invoice price' is vague and creates ambiguity on actual payment obligations
- 07HIGH1 franchise closure with small claims litigation suggests unit failure and potential payment disputes with franchisor
- 08MINOR20.6% YoY growth masks potential unit churn — growth rate is superficial without retention/closure data
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
99 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
ACE SUSHI · FDD (2026) PDF