FranchiseVerdict
Green Food Solutions logo
FV-01114·MODERATEExcellent86

Green Food Solutions

OtherFranchising since 2024Website
Investment
$89K – $253K
29th pct Other
Avg revenue
$86K
3rd pct Other
Royalty
Units
1
7th pct Other
SBA default

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

Legal entity
Green Food Solutions Franchise, LLC
Incorporated in
New Jersey
HQ
201 Montgomery Street, Second Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
Auditor
Metwally CPA PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
vs $0 prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2026
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $85,980
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: $89K–$253K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $23K–$44K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

7%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$14K
EBITDA margin
16.0%
Total invested
$204K
Payback
178 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.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Green Food Solutions units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

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.

CEO
Mary Wetherill
Founded
2023
FDD year
2026
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$89K – $253K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$23K – $44K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$45K
Royalty
Greater of 7% of Gross Sales or Minimum Weekly Royalty Fe…
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$86K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$61K
Item 19 type
Company-Owned Outlets
Sample size
5 units
vs category median 20 · small
Range (low → high)
$15K$240K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Revenue rank3th
vs Other peers
Investment cost rank29th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank70th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank7th
vs Other peers
Risk score rank64th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
1
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
2024
0±0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units
2026
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

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

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

  1. 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates nascent/stalled franchise with no proven scalability
  2. 02MEDNet income not disclosed despite $85,980 average revenue — impossible to assess actual profitability or ROI on $88,770-$253,225 investment
  3. 03MINORNo territory protection creates direct competition risk; franchisor can open units in your market
  4. 04MINORMinimum weekly royalty fee requirement (amount unstated) could exceed 7% and create cash flow pressure on $85,980 revenue base
  5. 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($45,000) represents 52% of minimum investment with only 1 existing unit to validate business model
  6. 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

Territory
Population
Protected territory
No
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 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
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
New Jersey

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
16 hrs
On-the-job training
24 hrs
POS system
QuickBooks
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
(201) 375-••••
NJ

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Green Food Solutions · FDD (2026) PDF

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