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B65/100FDD 2025

Cheesy Street Grill — Litigation & Risk

Food & Beverage - Full Service · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5

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Lower Risk

No litigation cases disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.

Source: FDD Items 3–5

FDD Items 3 & 4

Litigation Metrics

Cases disclosed
0
Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
—
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Overall risk score
65 / 100
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Rating
MODERATE
STRONG / MODERATE / CAUTION / AVOID

FDD Items 5, 6 & 17 — what you give up

Contract Risk Indicators

Mandatory arbitration
Required
Disputes resolved outside court — limits your legal options
Jury trial waiver
Waived
You give up the right to a jury trial
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction on similar businesses
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Franchisor can open competing locations in or near your territory
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can match any purchase offer when you try to sell
Governing law
Massachusetts
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there

What drove the 65/100 rating

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01MINOROnly 4 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and unproven business model
  2. 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (Avg Revenue & Net Income not disclosed) prevents accurate ROI assessment
  3. 03HIGHGoing Concern flag is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability at corporate level
  4. 04MEDHigh initial investment range ($217k-$426k) with no disclosed average unit volumes creates uncertainty on payback period
  5. 05MINOR6% royalty on gross sales (rather than net) compounds profitability pressure in thin-margin QSR segment

Severity inferred from FDD text — not a regulatory or legal classification

Litigation data from FDD Items 3, 4, and 5. SBA data from public 7(a) FOIA records (FY2020–present). Not legal advice — consult a franchise attorney before signing any franchise agreement.