Al Manakeesh
Bottom line
- Total investment $261K – $403K including a $30K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $180K/year (median $171K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 1 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Al Manakeesh unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
8%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Al Manakeesh units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$323K
on $1.6M purchase
Total debt
$1.3M
SBA $0.8M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Al Manakeesh franchisees operate quick-service Middle Eastern restaurants specializing in Levantine flatbread sandwiches and prepared foods. Daily operations include food preparation, inventory management, customer service, and counter/delivery operations in a small-format location. The business model appears designed for high-volume, lower-ticket transactions with focus on lunch and dinner dayparts.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 5 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
Extreme early-stage risk: only 1 operating unit, undisclosed profitability, franchisor going concern issues, and unsustainable royalty structure create a speculative investment with no peer validation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit operating — no franchise system growth or validation; impossible to assess scalability or franchisee success patterns
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates franchisor financial distress or operational instability
- 03MEDNet income not disclosed — lack of financial transparency prevents ROI analysis; only gross revenue ($179,564) provided
- 04MINORHigh minimum royalty ($1,000/week = $52,000/year) represents 29% of average gross revenue — unsustainable for underperforming locations
- 05MINORMinimal franchisee base (1 unit) suggests either brand is brand new, failing, or franchisor cannot recruit/retain franchisees
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosure provided — unclear if this means none exists or if information was withheld
- 07MINOR10-year term is long given unproven single-unit track record and franchisor stability concerns
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
7 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Al Manakeesh · FDD (2025) PDF