Bar-B-Clean
Formerly known as BFI
Bottom line
- Total investment $78K – $99K including a $50K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $416K/year (median $373K). Estimated payback in 0.6 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 24/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 27 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 Bar-B-Clean unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
46%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Bar-B-Clean units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$333K
on $1.7M purchase
Total debt
$1.3M
SBA $0.8M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Bar-B-Clean operates commercial barbecue equipment cleaning and restoration services for restaurants, catering companies, and food service establishments. Franchisees manage scheduling, client relationships, perform on-site deep cleaning using specialized equipment and chemicals, and handle invoicing for their protected territory.
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 · 24 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Emerging franchise with unverified financial claims, high upfront costs relative to investment, and aggressive royalty minimums that pressure unit-level economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 24 / 100 rating
- 01MINORHigh franchise fee ($49,500) represents 63% of total investment, limiting working capital flexibility
- 02MINORMinimum royalty floor of $500/month ($6,000 annually) creates break-even pressure for underperforming units
- 03MEDOnly 29 units with 21.7% YoY growth suggests emerging brand with limited operational track record and scale
- 04MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed — cannot independently verify $415k revenue and $139k net income claims
- 05MINORAggressive royalty structure (greater of 6% or $500) means franchisees earning <$83,333 monthly revenue pay effective rate >7.2%
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
41 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Bar-B-Clean · FDD (2024) PDF