LYTEbite
Bottom line
- Total investment $293K – $500K including a $20K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 LYTEbite unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
24%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
LYTEbite franchisees operate fast-casual food/beverage locations (appears to be health-focused or tech-enabled dining based on brand name). Day-to-day operations likely involve point-of-sale management, food preparation/ordering, staff scheduling, inventory management, and customer service in a standalone or co-branded location.
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.
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
LYTEbite presents HIGH RISK due to zero operating franchises, going concern status, missing financial disclosures, and unproven unit economics despite requiring $293k–$500k investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MINORZero existing franchise units despite established brand — indicates system failure or pre-launch status
- 02HIGHGoing concern warning is present — franchisor may face financial viability issues
- 03MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) — impossible to validate ROI claims
- 04MINORHigh investment range ($293k-$500k) with no performance benchmarks creates significant downside risk
- 05MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory — cannot assess market traction or franchisee success rates
- 06MED5% royalty on undisclosed revenues — franchisees cannot project actual take-home profitability
- 07HIGHNo disclosed litigation but going concern flag suggests underlying operational distress
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
LYTEbite · FDD (2025) PDF