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Eggspectation

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 2006Website
Investment
$1.4M – $2.0M
92nd pct Full Service
Avg revenue
$3.1M
53rd pct Full Service
Royalty
5.0%
15th pct Full Service
Units
8
36th pct Full Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $1.4M – $2.0M including a $50K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $3.1M/year (median $2.9M).
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Eggspectation Restaurants, LLC
Parent company
Eggspectation Corporation
Incorporated in
Maryland
HQ
9433 Common Brook Road, Suite 209, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
Auditor
Gorfine Schiller Gardyn
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$840K
vs $1.0M prior year

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 Eggspectation unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $3,147,360
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $1.4M–$2.0M
Working capital
$
FDD reports $50K–$75K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

29%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$504K
EBITDA margin
16.0%
Total invested
$1.7M
Payback
41 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Eggspectation units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

26.2%

3.20× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

3.16×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$14.8M

on $28.3M purchase

Total debt

$13.5M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($14.2M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

Franchisees operate casual breakfast and brunch-focused restaurants featuring egg-centric dishes, coffee, and light fare. Daily operations include food preparation, table service, inventory management, and staff oversight in a full-service dining environment. The 20-year territory protection suggests regional clustering strategy dependent on brand awareness and repeat customer loyalty.

CEO
Castrenze “Enzo” Renda
Founded
2004
FDD year
2023
States available
4

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$1.4M – $2.0M
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$50K – $75K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
5.0%
Percentage of Aggregate Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$3.1M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$2.9M
Item 19 type
Average Monthly Aggregate Sales
Sample size
6 units
vs category median 15 · small
Range (low → high)
$1.5M$6.6M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank53th
vs Food & Beverage - Full Service peers
Investment cost rank92th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank15th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank36th
vs Food & Beverage - Full Service peers
Risk score rank62th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
8
Opened
2
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
88%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
4.0%
Net growth (yr3)
+40.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+16.7%
Compounded over last 3 years
2021
7+1
Franchised units
2022
5
Franchised units
2023
6
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 17 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 17 states
Not registered

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

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

Micro-brand with active insider litigation, undisclosed unit economics, prior franchisee insolvency, and insufficient scale to support franchisor operations — meaningful execution and viability risks.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 (average unit volumes) disclosed despite $3.14M average revenue claim — inability to substantiate franchisee profitability
  2. 02HIGHActive litigation involving founder Mr. Renda on oppressive conduct and fiduciary duty breach raises governance and capital allocation concerns
  3. 03MINOROnly 8 units with 40% YoY growth is extremely small system size; high vulnerability to unit closures and franchisor viability
  4. 04HIGHPrior franchisee bankruptcy and forced asset reacquisition by franchisor signals collection risk and potential franchisee distress
  5. 05MINOR5% royalty on $3.14M average revenue generates only ~$157K per unit in system royalties — insufficient to support robust franchisor infrastructure
  6. 06MED20-year term with protected territory locks franchisees into long commitment with limited exit flexibility in unproven 8-unit system

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Assigned Area
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
20 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
2
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Maryland

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
48 hrs
On-the-job training
224 hrs
POS system
NCR terminals using Aloha software system
Operating tech stack

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

31 numbers

Locked
(210) 545-••••
TX
(503) 378-••••
OR
(360) 902-••••
WA

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FDD download

Eggspectation · FDD (2023) PDF

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