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HOCCO The Indian Kitchen

Formerly known as IFF

Food & Beverage - Quick ServiceFranchising since 2024Website
Investment
$421K – $1.0M
77th pct Quick Service
Avg revenue
60th pct Quick Service
Royalty
6.0%
46th pct Quick Service
Units
1
3rd pct Quick Service
SBA default

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

Legal entity
Ingenious Foods Franchising LLC
Incorporated in
Virginia
HQ
943 J Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, Virginia 23601
Auditor
Kezos & Dunlavy
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
Most recent fiscal year

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?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: qsr
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $421K–$1.0M
Working capital
$
FDD reports $25K–$40K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

14%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$105K
EBITDA margin
14.0%
Total invested
$759K
Payback
87 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.

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.

CEO
Japesh Jayadhevan
Founded
2023
FDD year
2025
States available
0

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$421K – $1.0M
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$25K – $40K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
6.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

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
2023
0±0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 13 states
Not registered

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

75
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION75 / 100

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

  1. 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal proven scalability and franchise model validation
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability or operational viability questions at corporate level
  3. 03MEDNo disclosed average revenue or net income (no Item 19) prevents ROI validation and comparison to $421k-$1.03M investment range
  4. 04MINORWide investment range ($611k spread) with no performance metrics makes unit economics impossible to assess
  5. 05MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue base creates uncertainty about actual franchisor financial sustainability
  6. 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

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 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
The law of the state where your HOCCO The Indian Kitchen Business is located

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
5 hrs
On-the-job training
33 hrs

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

Locked
(605) 773-••••
SD
(360) 902-••••
WA
(212) 416-••••
NY

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

HOCCO The Indian Kitchen · FDD (2025) PDF

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