Bottom line
- Total investment $89K – $253K including a $45K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $86K/year (median $61K).
- 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 Green Food Solutions unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
7%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Green Food Solutions units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$155K
on $774K purchase
Total debt
$619K
SBA $0.4M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Green Food Solutions franchisees appear to operate food-related businesses focused on sustainable or health-conscious products/services. Day-to-day operations likely include inventory management, customer service, food preparation/sourcing, and compliance with food safety standards, though specific service model (restaurant, delivery, retail, catering) is unclear from available data.
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
Extremely early-stage franchise with single unit, undisclosed profitability, no territorial protection, and unclear royalty structure creates high risk of failed expansion and inadequate returns.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates nascent/stalled franchise with no proven scalability
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed despite $85,980 average revenue — impossible to assess actual profitability or ROI on $88,770-$253,225 investment
- 03MINORNo territory protection creates direct competition risk; franchisor can open units in your market
- 04MINORMinimum weekly royalty fee requirement (amount unstated) could exceed 7% and create cash flow pressure on $85,980 revenue base
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($45,000) represents 52% of minimum investment with only 1 existing unit to validate business model
- 06MINOR10-year term locks capital into unproven system with single data point
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
1 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Green Food Solutions · FDD (2026) PDF