Instant Imprints (Area Representative)
Formerly known as No Frills Grill & Sports Bar
Bottom line
- Total investment $83K – $97K including a $75K franchise fee.
- 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 56 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 Instant Imprints (Area Representative) unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
108%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Instant Imprints franchisees operate retail/commercial print shops offering promotional products, custom apparel decoration, signage, and business printing services to corporate and small-business clients. Day-to-day operations include managing production equipment (screen printing, embroidery, digital printing), handling customer orders and design work, managing inventory, and direct sales outreach to local business accounts.
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 · 7 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
A small, litigious franchise system with undisclosed financial performance, no earnings claims, and a history of contract/royalty disputes presents elevated risk; the Area Representative model and stagnant unit count warrant deep validation before committing $82K+.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHOne active pending litigation (breach of contract/fraud) plus four prior settled cases involving breach of contract, labor disputes, and royalty disagreements indicates systemic franchisor-franchisee relationship problems
- 02MEDOnly 15 units system-wide with unknown growth trajectory suggests limited scale, potential system contraction, and weak franchisee recruitment/retention
- 03MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume/earnings claim) disclosed—unable to validate if $82,800–$96,500 investment can generate acceptable ROI or break-even within reasonable timeframe
- 04MEDRoyalty rate not disclosed in summary—hidden or variable royalties may erode already-thin margins typical in printing/promotional products sector
- 05MINORArea Representative model with undefined territory protection scope and no unit growth data raises questions about market saturation and cannibalizing adjacent franchisees
- 06MINORHigh franchise fee ($75,000) relative to total investment (~82–85% of total) with no earnings disclosure creates significant downside risk if business underperforms
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
11 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Instant Imprints (Area Representative) · FDD (2024) PDF