Country Kitchen
Bottom line
- Total investment $415K – $1.7M including a $40K 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 56/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 51 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 Country Kitchen unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
12%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Country Kitchen franchisees operate casual dining restaurants, likely serving comfort food in a country-themed setting. Day-to-day operations include managing kitchen and front-of-house staff, food preparation/sourcing, customer service, inventory management, and local marketing within an unprotected 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 · 10 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
Country Kitchen presents high-risk franchise investment due to lack of financial transparency, tiny system size, no territory protection, and undisclosed going concern status — suitable only for investors willing to pioneer an unproven model with limited franchisor support.
Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed — impossible to assess ROI or validate $415k-$1.67M investment viability
- 02MEDOnly 20 units system-wide indicates minimal scale, limited support infrastructure, and high systemic failure risk
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests the franchisor itself may face financial or operational viability issues
- 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; franchisees can cannibalize each other's revenue
- 05MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory — no clarity on system expansion, stability, or franchisee success rates
- 06MINORWide investment range ($415k-$1.67M, 304% spread) suggests inconsistent unit economics or poor cost controls
- 07MED4-5% royalty on undisclosed revenues means franchisees cannot validate whether royalty burden is sustainable
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
24 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Country Kitchen · FDD (2024) PDF