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FV-01334·MODERATEExcellent81

Jars by Fabio Viviani

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$200K – $635K
19th pct Full Service
Avg revenue
57th pct Full Service
Royalty
6.0%
54th pct Full Service
Units
1
3rd pct Full Service
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $200K – $635K including a $35K 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. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).
  • 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
FVH Jars Franchise, LLC
Parent company
FVH Jars, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
31351 Via Colinas, Suite 101, West Lake Village, California 91362
Auditor
DA Advisory Group PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
vs $0 prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2024
Status as of 2024; may have been resolved in a later filing we don't yet have.

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 Jars by Fabio Viviani 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: $200K–$635K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $15K–$30K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

26%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$113K
EBITDA margin
15.0%
Total invested
$440K
Payback
47 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

Jars by Fabio Viviani appears to be a restaurant or food retail concept (likely packaged goods, sauces, or prepared foods given the 'Jars' name) branded around celebrity chef Fabio Viviani. Franchisees would manage daily operations including inventory, sales, customer service, and likely food preparation or assembly, while adhering to brand standards and paying 6% of weekly gross revenue in ongoing royalties.

CEO
Fabio Viviani
Founded
2021
FDD year
2024
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$200K – $635K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$15K – $30K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$35K
Royalty
6.0%
Gross Revenue · 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
2022
0+1
Franchised units
2023
0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 18 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 · 18 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.

Total loans
4
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

Extremely early-stage franchise concept with only one operating unit, zero financial transparency, and unproven business model replicability—suitable only for risk-tolerant investors willing to pioneer an unvalidated system.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 1 existing unit makes validation impossible and suggests early-stage/unproven concept with no track record data
  2. 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (revenue, net income) prevents ROI assessment and is unusual for established franchise
  3. 03MEDHigh investment range ($199,950–$634,950) with 6% royalty and no disclosed unit economics creates unclear path to profitability
  4. 04MINORSingle unit severely limits ability to assess scalability, replicability, or franchisor operational competency
  5. 05MINORCelebrity-backed brand (Fabio Viviani) may rely on personal brand rather than systems; succession/brand risk if celebrity involvement wanes
  6. 06MED10-year term with $35,000 franchise fee is moderate, but only 1 unit suggests limited demand or recent launch

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
10 years
Online sales rights
Granted
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
Delaware

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
40 hrs
On-the-job training
72 hrs
POS system
Revel POS
Operating tech stack

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

18 numbers

Locked
(317) 232-••••
IN
(360) 902-••••
WA
(605) 773-••••
SD

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Jars by Fabio Viviani · FDD (2024) PDF

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