Kitchen Solvers
Bottom line
- Total investment $102K – $137K including a $60K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $942K/year (median $736K). Estimated payback in 0.3 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 29/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 25 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 1570% CAGR over 3 years with 59 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 KITCHEN SOLVERS unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
98%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 KITCHEN SOLVERS units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.5M
on $7.5M purchase
Total debt
$6.0M
SBA $3.8M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
KITCHEN SOLVERS franchisees operate kitchen refinishing and remodeling businesses, primarily offering cabinet refacing, countertop replacement, and cosmetic kitchen upgrades as alternatives to full renovations. Day-to-day activities include conducting in-home client consultations, managing installations/crews, handling sales, and customer service in a protected local territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 7 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
KITCHEN SOLVERS presents moderate-to-cautious risk: solid financials and growth rate are offset by lack of Item 19 disclosure, tiered royalty burden, and questions about whether average performance is achievable for median franchisees.
Score breakdown · what drove the 29 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed — actual franchisee results may vary significantly from stated averages
- 02MINORRoyalty structure tiered up to 6% with minimum monthly fees, creating variable cost burden during slow months
- 03MINOR59 units with 18% YoY growth suggests modest scale; unit growth rate alone doesn't guarantee sustainability
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($101k-$137k) relative to Item 19 net income claims ($365k avg) — 28-37% ROI window assumes top-quartile performance
- 05MINORTerritory protection is positive but may limit expansion opportunities and market density benefits
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
10 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
KITCHEN SOLVERS · FDD (2025) PDF