Fuego Cravings
Bottom line
- Total investment $145K – $324K including a $35K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $993K/year (median $916K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 7 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Fuego Cravings unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
53%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Fuego Cravings units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.8M
on $8.9M purchase
Total debt
$7.1M
SBA $4.5M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Fuego Cravings franchisees operate food service concepts (likely Latin/flame-grilled cuisine based on brand name) involving daily food preparation, customer service, POS operations, inventory management, and staff scheduling. Day-to-day activities include managing kitchen operations, coordinating with suppliers, handling cash/credit transactions, and maintaining food safety compliance.
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 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
Fuego Cravings is a micro-franchise with unproven profitability metrics, undisclosed going concern status, and insufficient franchisee density to validate the business model.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — franchisor may have financial viability issues
- 02MEDNet Income not disclosed in Item 19 — cannot assess actual profitability or ROI
- 03MINOROnly 7 units system-wide — extremely small franchise network suggests weak growth/appeal
- 04MINORNo unit growth data provided — unclear if system is stable, growing, or declining
- 05MINORHigh investment range ($145K–$323K) against only 7 units raises scalability questions
- 06MINOR5% royalty on $992K avg revenue = $49.6K annual fee burden with unknown net income
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
5 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Fuego Cravings · FDD (2025) PDF