Jabal Coffee House
Bottom line
- Total investment $295K – $706K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- 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
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 Jabal Coffee House unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate coffee house locations serving specialty coffee beverages, food items, and creating community gathering spaces. Day-to-day responsibilities include inventory management, staff supervision, customer service, point-of-sale operations, and adherence to brand standards for product quality and café atmosphere.
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 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
Jabal Coffee House presents meaningful caution-level risk due to unproven franchisee economics, minimal system scale, and complete absence of financial performance data required for investment validation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 existing franchisee unit — system scale and viability unproven
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure — inability to validate ROI claims on $295k-$706k investment
- 03MINORWide investment range ($411k spread) suggests inconsistent unit economics or undefined scope
- 04MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue base makes cost-benefit analysis impossible
- 05MINOREarly-stage franchisor with no demonstrated franchisee success stories or retention history
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
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Jabal Coffee House · FDD (2025) PDF