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B63/100FDD 2024

Desi District — Litigation & Risk

Food & Beverage - Quick 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
63 / 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
Texas
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there

What drove the 63/100 rating

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01MINOROnly 5 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and unproven model replication
  2. 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 prevents ROI analysis — cannot validate if $3.9M avg revenue translates to acceptable profitability
  3. 03HIGHGoing Concern status is False, suggesting potential financial instability at corporate level
  4. 04MINORWide investment range ($669K-$2.5M) indicates unclear unit economics and inconsistent buildout costs
  5. 05MEDExtremely high per-unit capital requirement relative to unit count suggests early-stage franchise with limited operational history

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.