Bottom line
- Total investment $264K – $1.6M including a $30K franchise fee, 6.0% 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. 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 MELTwich unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
12%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
MELTwich franchisees operate fast-casual sandwich/panini restaurants, preparing and serving grilled specialty sandwiches and melts to walk-in and delivery customers. Day-to-day operations include food preparation, inventory management, customer service, staff scheduling, and local marketing. The model likely focuses on quick-service throughput with emphasis on customization and premium ingredients.
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 · 16 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
MELTwich presents elevated risk due to lack of operating unit visibility, absent financial disclosures, prior litigation, unprotected territory, and franchisor going concern status—making ROI validation impossible before investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDZero disclosed operating units with unknown growth trajectory raises sustainability concerns
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance data (average revenue/net income) prevents ROI validation
- 03HIGHPrior litigation (2015-2018) involving misrepresentation and disclosure violations indicates regulatory/compliance issues
- 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk from other franchisees in same market
- 05MINORHigh initial investment range ($263.75K–$1.56M) with no transparent profitability benchmarks creates recoupment uncertainty
- 06HIGHGoing concern status suggests financial instability at franchisor level
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
MELTwich · FDD (2024) PDF