Bottom line
- Total investment $156K – $252K including a $38K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 CaliFries unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
34%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
CaliFries franchisees operate fast-casual fry restaurants or kiosks, likely focused on specialty potato-based products with potential complementary items. Day-to-day operations involve inventory management, food preparation, point-of-sale transactions, staff supervision, and customer service in a high-volume retail environment.
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.
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
CaliFries presents extreme risk: zero operating units, missing financial disclosures, going concern warning, and weak unit economics suggest a pre-revenue or failing franchise system.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MINORZero operating units despite established franchise model—suggests system collapse, failed rollout, or severely understated opportunity
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed (missing Item 19)—impossible to validate ROI on $156K–$251K investment
- 03HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE—indicates material doubt about franchisor's financial viability or ability to support franchisees
- 04MINORUnprotected territory with only 3-year term—high cannibalization risk and vulnerability to franchisor opening competing units
- 05MINORLow $600/month royalty relative to $38K franchise fee suggests unsustainable unit economics or franchisor cash flow crisis
- 06MINORUnknown growth trajectory with zero franchises operating—no proof of concept, replicable model, or franchisee success
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
6 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
CaliFries · FDD (2025) PDF