Bottom line
- Total investment $339K – $679K including a $35K franchise fee, 4.5% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- 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 Goobne unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
23%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Goobne franchisees operate Korean fried chicken restaurants, managing daily food preparation, inventory, customer service, and staff. Day-to-day activities include cooking specialty chicken dishes, managing front-of-house operations, and handling delivery/takeout orders. Franchisees must maintain brand standards while competing in a saturated QSR market with no geographic exclusivity.
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 · 4 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
Goobne presents high risk: a micro-system with only 4 units, zero financial transparency, no territory protection, and insufficient data to validate unit economics or franchisee success rates.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDExtremely limited unit count (4 locations) suggests early-stage/struggling system with unproven model
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure prevents ROI assessment and suggests weak franchisee performance
- 03MEDHigh initial investment range ($338.5K–$678.5K) with no disclosed payback period or profitability benchmarks
- 04MINORZero territory protection exposes franchisees to direct brand competition and cannibalization
- 05MINORMinimal franchise fee ($35K) relative to total investment may indicate undercapitalized franchisor support
- 06MINOR5-year term is short; suggests franchisor uncertainty about system viability or franchisee success
- 07MEDNo disclosed growth trajectory despite being established enough to franchise
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
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Goobne · FDD (2025) PDF