Bottom line
- Total investment $165K – $1.2M including a $35K franchise fee, 0.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- 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 BeaverTails unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
21%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
BeaverTails franchisees operate quick-service food locations (likely pastry/snack-focused, based on brand heritage) selling the signature BeaverTails pastry product and complementary menu items. Daily operations include food preparation, customer service, inventory management, and point-of-sale transactions, with product supplied through franchisor-controlled channels.
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 · 3 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
BeaverTails is an extremely early-stage franchise with a microscopic unit base, opaque unit economics, and a franchisor revenue model that may not align with franchisee success.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 existing units — critically small system with no demonstrated scalability or proven model
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure — inability to assess unit economics or ROI potential
- 03MINORWide investment range ($165K–$1.15M) suggests inconsistent unit costs and lack of standardization
- 04MINOR0% royalty model dependent on product rebates/markups — franchisor incentives misaligned with franchisee profitability
- 05MINORNo growth trajectory provided — 2 units may be stagnant or recently launched with unproven demand
- 06MED5-year term is shorter than industry standard — higher renewal risk and limited payback window
- 07HIGHGoing concern status indicates potential financial instability at franchisor level
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
5 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
BeaverTails · FDD (2025) PDF