FranchiseVerdict
FV-00219·MODERATEStandard71

B-Bop's

Food & Beverage - Quick ServiceFranchising since 1994
Investment
$1.1M – $2.5M
96th pct Quick Service
Avg revenue
60th pct Quick Service
Royalty
5.0%
14th pct Quick Service
Units
12
33rd pct Quick Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $1.1M – $2.5M including a $30K franchise fee, 5.0% 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

Legal entity
B-Bop's Franchising Corp.
Incorporated in
Iowa
HQ
2900 100th St., Suite 302, Urbandale, Iowa 50322
Auditor
TARBELL & CO, PLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$155K
vs $169K prior year

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 B-Bop's unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: qsr
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $1.1M–$2.5M
Working capital
$
FDD reports $100K–$250K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

5%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$105K
EBITDA margin
14.0%
Total invested
$2.0M
Payback
228 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

B-Bop's franchisees typically operate casual dining or quick-service restaurant locations, likely focused on a specific cuisine or service format (exact concept unclear from available data). Day-to-day operations involve food preparation, customer service, inventory management, staffing, and marketing within a protected territory, while remitting 5% of gross sales to the franchisor.

CEO
Robert D. Johnson
Founded
1994
FDD year
2024
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$1.1M – $2.5M
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$100K – $250K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
5.0%
Percentage of Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
3.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
12
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
10
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
17%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+0.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+0.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2022
2±0
Franchised units
2023
2
Franchised units
2024
2
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 12 · 1 state reported

The Territory Map

FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.

1

states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)

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

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

B-Bop's presents elevated risk due to non-disclosure of unit economics, unclear system growth, questionable franchisor viability (going concern = false), and a capital-intensive model without transparent profit benchmarks.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Revenue/Net Income) disclosed — impossible to validate ROI on $1.1M–$2.5M investment
  2. 02MINOROnly 12 units system-wide with unknown growth trajectory — suggests stagnant or contracting franchise
  3. 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates franchisor may have financial/operational viability issues
  4. 04MINORHigh investment range ($1.1M–$2.5M) with 5% royalty creates break-even pressure without revenue transparency
  5. 05MINORFranchise fee ($30k) is low relative to total investment — suggests minimal upfront franchisor commitment to franchisee success

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
15 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Iowa

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
20 hrs
On-the-job training
180 hrs
POS system
Hewlett Packard ALOHA system
Operating tech stack

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.

No franchisee contacts available for B-Bop's. This brand's FDD Item 20 did not include a contactable franchisee list.

FDD download

B-Bop's · FDD (2024) PDF

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