Bottom line
- Total investment $319K – $609K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 FLUFFY FLUFFY unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
21%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
FLUFFY FLUFFY franchisees operate retail/service locations (likely pet grooming, pet products, or plush toy retail based on brand name) serving local customers. Day-to-day operations involve customer service, inventory management, staffing, and facility upkeep with 6% of weekly gross revenue paid as royalties to the franchisor.
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 · 16 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
FLUFFY FLUFFY presents high risk: undisclosed profitability, franchisor going concern issues, explosive unvalidated growth, and unprotected territories create substantial failure probability for franchisees.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 (Average Revenue/Net Income) disclosure prevents ROI validation against $319k-$608k investment
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status indicates franchisor financial instability or operational uncertainty
- 03MINORExplosive unit growth (166.7% YoY, only 8 units) suggests unreliable data and potential unsustainable expansion
- 04MINORNo territory protection creates direct franchisee-to-franchisee cannibalization risk
- 05MEDFranchise fee ($50k) represents 15.6-31.3% of total investment with undisclosed revenue to justify it
- 06MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years typical), increasing renewal risk
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
16 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
FLUFFY FLUFFY · FDD (2025) PDF