Bottom line
- Total investment $169K – $798K including a $45K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.8M/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 67/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 2 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Cluck Face unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
46%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Cluck Face units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
39.8%
5.34× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.12×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$3.6M
on $12.3M purchase
Total debt
$8.7M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Cluck Face franchisees operate a poultry-focused food service concept (likely quick-service restaurant or ghost kitchen model based on branding). Daily operations involve food preparation, inventory management, customer service, and point-of-sale transactions. Franchisees manage staffing, local marketing, and compliance with brand standards while remitting 7% of gross sales to corporate.
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 · 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
Cluck Face presents HIGH RISK due to Going Concern status, minimal system size (2 units), undisclosed net income data, and unclear corporate viability despite respectable unit-level revenue.
Score breakdown · what drove the 67 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability or regulatory issues at corporate level
- 02MINOROnly 2 units in system with unknown growth trajectory — extremely small, unproven franchise model with no expansion momentum
- 03MEDNet Income not disclosed in FDD — inability or unwillingness to share profitability data is a major transparency red flag
- 04MINORWide investment range ($169K-$797K) suggests inconsistent unit economics or unclear cost structure
- 05MINOR7% royalty on $1.75M avg revenue = $122,500 annual corporate take per unit, but profitability unknown to franchisees
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosed but Going Concern status suggests underlying operational or legal problems
- 07MINORTiny 2-unit system creates risk of franchisor collapse, leaving franchisees unsupported
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
14 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Cluck Face · FDD (2025) PDF