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Fusabowl

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$304K – $627K
36th pct Full Service
Avg revenue
57th pct Full Service
Royalty
3.0%
2nd pct Full Service
Units
7
33rd pct Full Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $304K – $627K including a $40K franchise fee, 3.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 67/100.
  • 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

Legal entity
FUSABOWL FRANCHISING LLC
Incorporated in
New York
HQ
17 Allen Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10002
Auditor
Wei Wei & Co., LLP
Audited financials

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 Fusabowl unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $304K–$627K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $90K–$150K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

24%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$143K
EBITDA margin
19.0%
Total invested
$585K
Payback
49 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Fusabowl franchisees operate fast-casual bowl/poke restaurants, focusing on food preparation, customer service, inventory management, and local marketing. Daily operations include staffing, food safety compliance, supplier coordination, and point-of-sale management in what appears to be a quick-service restaurant format.

CEO
Yang (Jason) Lin
Founded
2022
FDD year
2023
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$304K – $627K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$90K – $150K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$40K
Royalty
3.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
5.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
7
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
7
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
14.3%
2021
0+2
Franchised units
2022
0
Franchised units
2023
0
Franchised units

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

67
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE67 / 100

Fusabowl presents high financial risk due to going concern status, micro-scale system, undisclosed unit economics, and lack of territorial protection.

Score breakdown · what drove the 67 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates financial instability at franchisor level
  2. 02MEDOnly 7 units system-wide suggests minimal scale, weak brand recognition, and limited support infrastructure
  3. 03MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation and suggests poor unit economics
  4. 04MINORTerritory not protected creates direct competition risk between franchisees and cannibalizes sales
  5. 05MINORWide investment range ($303K–$627K) indicates inconsistent site costs and unpredictable startup expenses
  6. 06MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory raises questions about system viability and franchisee retention

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Protected territory
No
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
New York

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
9 hrs
On-the-job training
112 hrs
POS system
Computer and Point of Sale System
Operating tech stack

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

1 numbers

Locked
(212) 551-••••
The franchisor is Fusabowl Franchising LLC, located at
NY

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Fusabowl · FDD (2023) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above