Bottom line
- Total investment $248K – $471K including a $30K franchise fee, 5.0% 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 Jerk King unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
28%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Jerk King franchisees operate quick-service Caribbean restaurants specializing in jerk chicken and related island cuisine. Daily operations include food preparation, customer service, inventory management, and point-of-sale transactions in a casual dining or fast-casual format.
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
Early-stage Caribbean food franchise with single unit, no financial disclosure, unprotected territory, and unvalidated unit economics presents substantial execution and replication risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — cannot validate $247k-$471k investment ROI
- 02MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory — insufficient proof of concept or scalability
- 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk from same franchisor or other Jerk King locations
- 04MINORWide investment range ($223k spread) suggests inconsistent unit economics or undefined startup costs
- 05MED5% royalty on undisclosed revenues — cannot calculate true profitability or break-even timeline
- 06MINOR10-year term with single operating unit suggests early-stage, unproven franchise model
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.
FDD download
Jerk King · FDD (2025) PDF