Curry Up Now
Formerly known as Francon
Bottom line
- Total investment $312K – $1.7M including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 3 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 Curry Up Now unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
10%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Curry Up Now franchisees operate fast-casual Indian cuisine restaurants, primarily serving modern curries, bowls, and Indian street food. Day-to-day operations include food preparation, inventory management, customer service, and point-of-sale management in high-traffic retail or ghost kitchen locations.
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 · 16 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
Curry Up Now presents elevated risk due to non-disclosure of unit economics, going concern uncertainty, anemic unit growth, and an extremely wide investment range that lacks transparency.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not disclosed) — impossible to validate ROI claims
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests franchisor may have disclosed material uncertainty about ability to continue operations
- 03MINORVery wide investment range ($312K-$1.68M) with no clear correlation to unit type or market — indicates inconsistent unit economics
- 04MEDSlow unit growth of only 10% YoY across just 19 units — suggests limited system momentum and market traction
- 05HIGHNo litigation disclosed but going concern issues raise questions about franchisor financial health and potential undisclosed disputes
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
18 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Curry Up Now · FDD (2024) PDF