Bottom line
- Total investment $273K – $577K including a $30K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. 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
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 Koibito Poke unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
26%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate fast-casual poke bowl restaurants, managing food prep, assembly, POS operations, and front-of-house service. Day-to-day responsibilities include inventory management, staff scheduling, quality control, and local marketing to drive foot traffic and delivery orders.
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 · 6 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
Koibito Poke is a rapidly-expanding but opaque early-stage franchise with no disclosed unit economics, making ROI validation impossible and amplifying typical young-system risks.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure — cannot validate ROI claims or average unit economics
- 02MINORExplosive 166.7% YoY unit growth (9 to 11 units) suggests either rapid expansion or prior contraction; sustainability unclear
- 03MEDWide investment range ($273K-$577K) with no disclosed average revenue or net income creates opacity around profitability
- 04MEDEarly-stage franchise system (11 units) with limited operational track record and higher failure risk typical of young concepts
- 05MINOR4% royalty on gross sales (not net) with no transparency on break-even thresholds or franchisee profitability benchmarks
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Koibito Poke · FDD (2024) PDF