Bottom line
- Total investment $167K – $326K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 22 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 128.2% CAGR over 3 years with 90 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Graze Craze unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
40%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Graze Craze franchisees operate fast-casual restaurant concepts focused on customizable grazing boards and grain-based bowls. Day-to-day operations involve food preparation, inventory management, counter service, and point-of-sale transactions in a small-footprint format, typically in high-traffic retail or entertainment venues.
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 · 34 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
Graze Craze presents HIGH RISK due to undisclosed financial performance, management litigation history across multiple brands involving franchise law violations, going concern status, and lack of Item 19 data needed to validate ROI claims.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHSignificant litigation history involving management across multiple brands (MACFO, Signaroma, Great Greek) with allegations of franchise law violations and disclosure failures—suggests systemic compliance issues
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data (avg revenue/net income not disclosed)—impossible to validate investment returns or unit profitability claims
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE—indicates potential financial instability or undisclosed operational challenges at corporate level
- 04MINORRapid unit growth of 27.1% YoY with only 90 units is concerning without corresponding financial transparency—typical of unsustainable expansion before market saturation or unit failures
- 05MINORAdministrative/civil actions specifically mention 'material deficiencies in disclosure documents' and 'unauthorized information sharing'—raises questions about what information is being withheld from prospective franchisees
- 06HIGHManagement has prior litigation involvement across unrelated franchise concepts—pattern suggests potential recurring compliance or operational management issues
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
95 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Graze Craze · FDD (2025) PDF