Bottom line
- Total investment $386K – $773K including a $30K franchise fee, 5.0% 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 MAJI CURRY unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
22%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Maji Curry franchisees operate South Asian curry restaurants serving casual-dining or quick-service curry dishes. Daily operations include food preparation, inventory management, point-of-sale transactions, staff supervision, and brand-standard compliance across a protected territory. The model appears designed for single-unit or multi-unit operators managing restaurant labor and food costs.
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 · 5 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
Maji Curry presents elevated risk due to zero operating franchisees, missing financial performance data, and an untested business model with substantial capital requirements and no growth evidence.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINORZero franchised units operating despite franchise model existing — indicates failed system launch or complete unit failure
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation on $385,500–$773,000 investment
- 03MINORHigh initial investment range ($385,500–$773,000) combined with 5% royalty lacks performance benchmarking to justify cost
- 04MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory creates inability to assess system viability and scalability
- 05MINORFranchise fee ($30,000) may be artificially low relative to total investment, suggesting misleading cost structure
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
5 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
MAJI CURRY · FDD (2024) PDF