Bottom line
- Total investment $16K – $56K including a $9K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100.
- System growing at 145.0% CAGR over 3 years with 50 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 Blue Nose unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
343%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Blue Nose franchisees operate small service or retail locations (exact model unclear without disclosure). Day-to-day activities likely involve customer transactions, inventory/service delivery, local marketing, and staff management within a protected territory.
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 · 23 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
Blue Nose presents moderate-to-elevated risk due to lack of financial transparency, active franchisee litigation, small system size, and unclear cost drivers—unsuitable for passive investors requiring clear ROI benchmarks.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not disclosed) — impossible to validate ROI claims
- 02HIGHActive litigation against franchisee for non-payment of fees suggests collection and/or profitability issues within the system
- 03MINOR50-unit system is relatively small; 25.6% YoY growth is healthy but base is thin, limiting data reliability and support infrastructure
- 04MINORWide investment range ($15,590–$56,250) with no clarification on what drives cost variance raises transparency concerns
- 05MINOR4% royalty appears low, potentially indicating franchisor underfunding support, training, and marketing resources
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
59 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Blue Nose · FDD (2026) PDF