Bawarchi Indian Cuisine
Bottom line
- Total investment $310K – $889K including a $50K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 70/100.
- System growing at 90.5% CAGR over 3 years with 42 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 BAWARCHI INDIAN CUISINE unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
18%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual-dining Indian restaurants serving traditional cuisine (curries, breads, tandoori dishes, regional specialties). Day-to-day responsibilities include kitchen operations, front-of-house service, inventory management, staff training, local marketing, and maintaining brand standards across a protected territorial area.
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 · 19 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
Rapidly expanding Indian cuisine chain with aggressive growth metrics but opaque unit economics, no franchisee profitability data, and franchisor going concern questions create elevated financial risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 70 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average unit volumes and net income not published) — impossible to validate ROI claims
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential financial instability at franchisor level
- 03MINORRapid unit growth of 29% YoY with only 42 total units suggests aggressive expansion without proven unit economics
- 04MINORWide investment range ($309.5K–$888.5K spread of 187%) indicates inconsistent site costs and unclear buildout standards
- 05HIGHNo litigation disclosed is positive, but absence of Item 19 prevents assessment of franchisee satisfaction and failure rates
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
40 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
BAWARCHI INDIAN CUISINE · FDD (2020) PDF