Desi Chowrastha
Bottom line
- Total investment $557K – $2.3M including a $75K 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 65/100.
- 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 Desi Chowrastha unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
8%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Desi Chowrastha franchisees operate South Asian cuisine restaurants or food service venues, managing daily kitchen operations, customer service, inventory procurement, and staff scheduling. They execute the brand's menu and service standards while building local customer loyalty in protected territories.
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 · 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
A micro-franchise system with opaque unit economics, going concern uncertainty, and no financial disclosure creates substantial validation risk before committing $556K–$2.3M.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (avg revenue/net income) makes ROI impossible to validate
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates financial instability or undisclosed corporate restructuring risk
- 03MEDOnly 12 units system-wide suggests minimal scale, limited support infrastructure, and high failure concentration risk
- 04MINORWide investment range ($556.5K–$2.34M) with no corresponding revenue data creates opacity around unit economics
- 05MEDNo disclosed unit growth trajectory raises questions about system viability and franchisee recruitment
- 06MED4% royalty on undisclosed revenue base makes ongoing cost burden unquantifiable
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
Desi Chowrastha · FDD (2025) PDF