Bottom line
- Total investment $285K – $676K including a $49K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $480K/year (median $457K). Estimated payback in 6.4 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100.
- 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 Go Go Curry unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
13%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Go Go Curry units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$672K
on $3.4M purchase
Total debt
$2.7M
SBA $1.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Go Go Curry franchisees operate quick-service Japanese curry restaurants, managing daily food preparation, customer service, and order fulfillment in fast-casual settings. Franchisees oversee staffing, inventory, and POS systems while adhering to standardized recipes and brand operations. Daily responsibilities include food cost management, kitchen operations, and customer experience delivery in a high-volume, margin-sensitive restaurant environment.
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 20 · 11 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
Go Go Curry presents moderate-to-cautionary risk: unprotected territory, minimal growth, unvalidated financials, and tight unit economics that favor the franchisor over franchisees.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk and customer cannibalization with only 9 existing units
- 02MINORMinimal unit growth (9 units) suggests weak franchisee recruitment, satisfaction, or brand traction despite operating history
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($284k-$675k) paired with modest average net income ($74.7k) yields 3.5-9 year payback period with significant downside risk
- 04MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — cannot validate claimed averages or assess franchisee success distribution
- 05MINOR6% royalty on $480k average revenue = $28.8k annual fees, consuming 38.5% of average net income and limiting franchisee profitability
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Go Go Curry · FDD (2023) PDF