Maryland Blue Crab®
Bottom line
- Total investment $203K – $513K including a $19K franchise fee, 3.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated AVOID with a risk score of 79/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 Maryland Blue Crab® unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
33%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Maryland Blue Crab franchisees operate casual dining establishments or seafood retail locations specializing in blue crab and regional Chesapeake Bay cuisine. Daily operations likely include food preparation, inventory management, customer service, and adherence to recipes and brand standards. The business model appears regionally focused on Maryland/Mid-Atlantic markets.
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 · 3 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
Maryland Blue Crab presents extreme risk due to going concern status, single-unit system, undisclosed financials, and no Item 19 disclosure — a potentially failing franchisor unable to demonstrate unit profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 79 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates the franchisor may have serious financial viability issues
- 02MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory — signals potential market failure or brand stagnation
- 03MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (no Item 19) — impossible to assess ROI or validate investment claims
- 04MINORHigh investment range ($203K–$512K) relative to unknowable returns creates extreme financial risk for franchisee
- 05MINORSingle unit makes it impossible to validate business model or replicate success across territories
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
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Maryland Blue Crab® · FDD (2022) PDF