Bottom line
- Total investment $214K – $587K including a $30K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $538K/year (median $516K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 556 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -20.7% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Edible Arrangements unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
6%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Edible Arrangements franchisees operate retail locations selling chocolate-covered fruit arrangements, gift baskets, and seasonal treats. Daily operations include preparing fresh fruit displays, managing walk-in and delivery customers, handling online orders, and maintaining inventory across a perishable product line with seasonal demand fluctuations.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 21 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
Edible Arrangements presents HIGH RISK due to a contracting 14% YoY unit decline, significant ongoing litigation, undisclosed franchisee profitability, unprotected territory, and concerning going concern status.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSevere unit decline of 14% YoY (685 units) indicates contracting franchise system and potential market saturation or operational issues
- 02MEDNo average net income disclosed despite $538K average revenue — suggests franchisees may have thin or negative margins after ~$27K annual royalties
- 03HIGHMultiple litigation cases involving non-renewals, contractual breaches, and vendor disputes signal adversarial franchisor-franchisee relationships and legal risk exposure
- 04MINORNo protected territory means franchisees compete with other Edible Arrangements locations and risk cannibalization within same market
- 05HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — unusual phrasing suggests potential financial instability or questionable long-term viability of parent company
- 06MINORHigh initial investment ($213.5K-$587K) combined with declining unit count creates poor risk-reward profile for new entrants
- 07MINOR5% royalty floor of $200/week ($10,400 annually) is burdensome for struggling locations in declining system
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
66 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Edible Arrangements · FDD (2025) PDF