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)
- None
- Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
- Verdict score
- 44 / 100
- FranchiseVerdict composite · higher is better
- Rating
- C
- A / B / C / D / F verdict grade
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
- TN
- State whose law governs disputes. Relevant if you're not based there
Extracted from FDD Item 3
Litigation Detail
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3
What drove the 44/100 verdict
Risk Score Breakdown
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed — claimed $627K avg revenue and $415K net income cannot be independently verified
- 02MINORExtremely wide investment range ($34K-$769K, 22.6x spread) suggests inconsistent unit economics and unclear capital requirements
- 03MEDOnly 14 units with 71.4% YoY growth indicates very early-stage system (likely added only ~5 units) — limited operational track record
- 04MINORHigh royalty rate (7.5% standard) on modest average revenue ($627K) creates 4.7% net royalty burden before franchisor overhead
- 05HIGHGoing Concern footnote suggests financial instability at corporate level despite franchisee-level profitability claims
- 06MINORWide gap between avg revenue ($627K) and avg net income ($415K implies 66% net margin) is unusually high and warrants scrutiny
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.