Kajiken Restaurant
Bottom line
- Total investment $521K – $831K including a $50K franchise fee, 4.0% 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 Kajiken Restaurant unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
19%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate Kajiken restaurants, likely specializing in Japanese cuisine or ramen-based dining based on the brand name. Daily operations include food preparation, inventory management, staffing, customer service, and point-of-sale management across a restaurant location within their protected territory. Franchisees pay 4% of gross sales as ongoing royalties plus must comply with brand standards and operational protocols.
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 · 21 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Kajiken presents meaningful risk due to micro-scale operations, undisclosed unit economics, high relative investment, and early-stage growth trajectory without proven profitability benchmarks.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 3 units in system with 200% YoY growth suggests extremely early-stage franchise with minimal track record and data reliability
- 02MINORFranchise Disclosure Document (Item 19) does not disclose average unit volume, net income, or revenue—critical metrics for ROI assessment
- 03MINORHigh investment range ($520,500–$830,600) relative to system size creates disproportionate risk with no transparent earnings claims to justify cost
- 04MINORRapid 200% growth (1 to 3 units) may indicate aggressive expansion without proven business model sustainability or operational infrastructure
- 05MED10-year term with $50,000 franchise fee locks franchisees into young brand with unproven unit economics and limited exit data
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
28 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Kajiken Restaurant · FDD (2024) PDF