Beef Jerky Experience
Bottom line
- Total investment $193K – $407K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $430K/year (median $370K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 31 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -23.2% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Beef Jerky Experience unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
20%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Beef Jerky Experience units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$688K
on $3.4M purchase
Total debt
$2.8M
SBA $1.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Beef Jerky Experience franchisees operate retail locations offering specialty jerky products, snacks, and branded merchandise. Day-to-day operations include retail sales, inventory management, customer service, and local marketing to drive foot traffic and repeat business.
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 · 11 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
Contracting franchise system with undisclosed profitability, franchisor financial concerns, and deteriorating unit economics warrants extreme caution.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 16% YoY (68 to ~57 units) — indicates system contraction and franchisee struggles
- 02MINORNo net income disclosure despite $430k average revenue — suggests thin margins or franchisor hiding profitability data
- 03HIGHGoing Concern = False — potential financial instability at franchisor level
- 04MINORHigh investment range ($193k-$407k) paired with declining units signals poor ROI for current franchisees
- 05HIGHNo litigation disclosed but system shrinkage suggests underlying operational or support issues
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
11 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Beef Jerky Experience · FDD (2026) PDF