Ellianos Coffee
Bottom line
- Total investment $187K – $1.4M including a $30K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $1.3M/year (median $1.3M). Estimated payback in 2.4 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 22/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 57 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 5530% CAGR over 3 years with 73 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Ellianos Coffee unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
17%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Ellianos Coffee units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$942K
on $4.7M purchase
Total debt
$3.8M
SBA $2.4M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Ellianos Coffee franchisees operate specialty coffee retail locations, selling espresso drinks, cold brew, pastries, and coffee products. Day-to-day operations involve managing staff, maintaining equipment, executing customer service, inventory management, and local marketing within their protected territory.
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 · 5 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
Moderate risk profile with solid unit growth and profitability, but wide investment variance and limited financial disclosure warrant careful validation of unit-level economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 22 / 100 rating
- 01MINORWide investment range ($186.5K-$1.4M) suggests inconsistent unit economics or high variance in startup costs
- 02MINORRoyalty structure floor of $350/month ($4,200 annually) creates burden on lower-revenue locations
- 03MINOR15.9% YoY unit growth is modest for a coffee franchise in growth phase; typical high performers see 20%+ expansion
- 04MINORNo Item 19 financial performance data provided limits ability to validate average revenue/income claims
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
40 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Ellianos Coffee · FDD (2026) PDF