Bottom line
- Total investment $79K – $135K including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 FauxReal Flowers unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
98%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
FauxReal Flowers franchisees operate retail or event-based artificial flower retail businesses, likely including product curation, floral design/arrangement services, and customer sales. Day-to-day activities typically involve inventory management, customer consultations, order fulfillment, and potentially delivery/installation services for corporate or event clients.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
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).
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
Early-stage flower franchise with critical financial transparency gaps, minimal unit base, and unproven unit economics that demand extensive franchisee validation before investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) — impossible to validate ROI claims
- 02MINOROnly 5 units systemwide with 33.3% YoY growth is minimal scale; vulnerable to single-unit failure impact
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($78.5k–$135.5k) relative to tiny unit count raises sustainability questions
- 04MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue base means true cost structure is opaque
- 05HIGHNo litigation disclosure could indicate newness, obscurity, or selective reporting
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
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
FauxReal Flowers · FDD (2025) PDF