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International Food Creations

OtherFranchising since 2020Website
Investment
$25K – $121K
7th pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
Units
76
71st pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $25K – $121K including a $5K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100.
  • 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
INTERNATIONAL FOOD CREATIONS, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
2390 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 803, Torrance, CA 90501
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2025
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 International Food Creations 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: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $25K–$121K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $6K–$25K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

119%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
ROIC above 100% usually means the revenue figure is a system-wide aggregate or top-cohort number rather than a single-unit average. Verify the "Revenue · per unit" field against the brand's FDD Item 19 detail tables before relying on this output.

Store EBITDA · annual
$105K
EBITDA margin
14.0%
Total invested
$88K
Payback
10 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 food preparation or quick-service restaurant concepts under the International Food Creations brand, likely involving fresh food assembly, international cuisine, or prepared meal offerings. Day-to-day operations include food prep, customer service, inventory management, and compliance with brand standards across a small, undifferentiated territory.

CEO
Michael Yoshino
Founded
2020
FDD year
2025
States available
16

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$25K – $121K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$6K – $25K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$5K
Royalty
between 8% and 13% of Gross Sales
Ad fund
n/d
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
76
Opened
15
Last reporting year
Closed
2
Turnover rate
2.6%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+14.1%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+78.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
73+12
Franchised units
2024
64
Franchised units
2025
41
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 14 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 · 14 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

52
Risk · 0-100
STRONG52 / 100

Lack of financial transparency, unprotected territories, and modest growth create meaningful uncertainty around unit profitability and competitive positioning.

Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed in FDD — impossible to validate ROI claims or break-even timeline
  2. 02MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; multiple franchisees could operate in same area
  3. 03MINORHigh royalty ceiling (13%) combined with wide investment range ($25K-$121K) suggests inconsistent unit economics
  4. 04MINORSmall franchise fee ($5,000) relative to investment range signals potential hidden costs or unclear cost structure
  5. 05MEDOnly 76 units with modest 14.1% YoY growth — below typical QSR expansion rates; limited peer benchmarking available

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Protected territory
No
Initial term
3 years
Renewal term
3 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
Optional
Governing law
Oregon

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
34 hrs
On-the-job training
112 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

42 numbers

Locked
(704) 490-••••
NC
(646) 247-••••
NY
(916) 475-••••
CA

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FDD download

International Food Creations · FDD (2025) PDF

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