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FV-01537·MODERATEExcellent81

Macu

Food & Beverage - Coffee & TeaFranchising since 2023Website
Investment
$145K – $207K
7th pct Coffee & Tea
Avg revenue
49th pct Coffee & Tea
Royalty
Units
4
27th pct Coffee & Tea
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $145K – $207K including a $30K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
  • 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

Legal entity
MACU INTERNATIONAL LLC
Parent company
Macu Company Limited
Incorporated in
Washington
HQ
800 E Wishkah St. No.1008, Aberdeen, WA 98520
Auditor
Kaizen CPA PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$318K
vs $389K prior year

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 MACU unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restaurant
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $145K–$207K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $20K–$30K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

45%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$90K
EBITDA margin
12.0%
Total invested
$201K
Payback
27 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

MACU franchisees operate membership-based or community-oriented service locations (likely credit union, fitness, or membership club model based on acronym). Day-to-day operations involve member acquisition, retention, service delivery, administrative management, and compliance with franchisor standards.

CEO
Hsiu Chuan Chien
Founded
2022
FDD year
2025
States available
2

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$145K – $207K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$20K – $30K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
$2,000/month if net sales < $60,000; 2% of monthly net sa…
Ad fund
0.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
2.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
4
Opened
2
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+100.0%
Net unit change last year
2023
4+2
Franchised units
2024
2
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 9 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 9 states
Not registered

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

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

Early-stage franchise with critical financial transparency gaps, minimal operating history, and unvalidated unit economics presents elevated risk for capital deployment.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (average revenue and net income not provided) prevents ROI validation
  2. 02MINORExtremely small franchisee base (only 4 units) limits track record credibility and support infrastructure viability
  3. 03MINOR100% YoY unit growth from 2 to 4 units is statistically insignificant and may not represent sustainable expansion
  4. 04MINORDual royalty structure ($2,000 flat + 2% variable) lacks transparency on typical franchisee profitability thresholds
  5. 05MEDHigh initial investment ($144.5K–$206.6K) paired with undisclosed average revenues creates unquantifiable payback risk
  6. 06MINORShort 4-year franchise term limits long-term planning and renewal predictability
  7. 07HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, but absence of explicit 'True' designation requires clarification on franchisor financial stability

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
4 years
Renewal term
3 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Non-compete
3 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Washington

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
80 hrs
On-the-job training
40 hrs
POS system
POS System
Operating tech stack

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

14 numbers

Locked
(808) 586-••••
HI
(317) 232-••••
IN
(626) 652-••••
CA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

MACU · FDD (2025) PDF

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