Freshly Go
Formerly known as AFC Sushi
Bottom line
- Total investment $27K – $125K including a $5K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 Freshly Go unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
96%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Freshly Go appears to be a quick-service food or beverage concept (likely healthy/prepared meals based on brand name). Franchisees would operate retail locations preparing and selling fresh food products, managing inventory, staffing, and day-to-day customer service. The exact operational model is unclear due to limited disclosure.
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 · 15 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
Freshly Go exhibits extreme risk: zero operating units, going concern issues, pattern of litigation, no financial disclosure, and unprotected territory make this a HIGH-RISK franchise unlikely to succeed.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — franchisor may be financially unstable or operationally distressed
- 02MEDZero disclosed operating units with unknown growth trajectory suggests system is either pre-revenue, collapsing, or misrepresented
- 03HIGHFive litigation cases in short history indicate employment disputes, termination conflicts, and royalty/commission disagreements — pattern of franchisor-franchisee friction
- 04MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (no Item 19) prevents validation of profit claims and ROI assessment
- 05MINORWide royalty range (5-20% of gross sales) suggests inconsistent or negotiated terms — unclear what drives the variance
- 06MINORNo protected territory means franchisees face direct competition from other Freshly Go locations and potential company-owned units
- 07MINORFive-year term is relatively short; combined with no territory protection, creates instability and renewal uncertainty
- 08MINORExtremely low franchise fee ($5,000) may indicate franchisor lacks capital or confidence in system viability, OR lures under-capitalized franchisees
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
20 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Freshly Go · FDD (2025) PDF