Ay Papa Que Rico
Bottom line
- Total investment $225K – $418K including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Ay Papa Que Rico unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
28%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Ay Papa Que Rico appears to be a Latin American cuisine concept (likely Venezuelan or Caribbean-focused based on the brand name). Franchisees operate quick-service or casual dining locations, managing daily food preparation, customer service, inventory, and staff while paying 6% of gross revenues in royalties to the franchisor.
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 · 6 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
Ay Papa Que Rico is an unproven micro-franchise with critical financial data gaps, solvency concerns, and zero transparency on unit performance — investment viability cannot be validated.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (average unit economics) disclosed — impossible to assess actual profitability or ROI on $224.5K-$418K investment
- 02MEDOnly 8 units system-wide indicates extremely small, unproven franchise network with minimal scale and limited support infrastructure
- 03HIGHGoing Concern = False suggests franchisor may have solvency or operational sustainability concerns
- 04MEDNo disclosed average revenue or net income creates opacity around unit economics and franchisee earning potential
- 05MINOR10-year term with 6% royalty is standard, but with only 8 units and no performance data, difficult to justify long-term commitment
- 06MINORTerritory protection is positive but meaningless if franchisor cannot support or grow the system
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
8 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Ay Papa Que Rico · FDD (2025) PDF