HOCCO The Indian Kitchen
Formerly known as IFF
Bottom line
- Total investment $421K – $1.0M including a $30K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 HOCCO The Indian Kitchen unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
14%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate full-service Indian restaurants serving authentic cuisine to dine-in and takeout customers. Day-to-day operations include kitchen management, food preparation, staffing, inventory control, and front-of-house service within a protected territorial area.
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 · 13 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
HOCCO presents extreme risk as a single-unit franchise system with no demonstrated financial performance data, questionable going concern status, and no track record of franchisee success.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal proven scalability and franchise model validation
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability or operational viability questions at corporate level
- 03MEDNo disclosed average revenue or net income (no Item 19) prevents ROI validation and comparison to $421k-$1.03M investment range
- 04MINORWide investment range ($611k spread) with no performance metrics makes unit economics impossible to assess
- 05MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue base creates uncertainty about actual franchisor financial sustainability
- 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisees into relationship with unproven single-unit system with no exit flexibility
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
13 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
HOCCO The Indian Kitchen · FDD (2025) PDF