Moby Dick House of Kabob
Bottom line
- Total investment $441K – $1.1M including a $35K 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 56/100.
- 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 Moby Dick House of Kabob unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate fast-casual Middle Eastern kabob and Mediterranean restaurants, managing food prep, customer service, inventory, and local marketing. Daily operations involve staffing, food sourcing, point-of-sale management, and quality control of grilled kabobs and accompanying sides.
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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Moby Dick presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to non-disclosure of unit economics, unclear franchisor financial standing, and minimal system scale despite growth claims.
Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average unit volumes and profitability completely unknown)
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests potential franchisor financial instability or regulatory issues
- 03MINORSmall system size (25 units) limits brand recognition and support infrastructure scaling
- 04MINORWide investment range ($440,900–$1,053,200) indicates high variability in unit economics and unclear cost structure
- 05HIGHNo litigation disclosure provided — cannot verify clean legal history
- 06MINOR20% YoY growth appears strong but on a tiny base (5 new units) — statistically insignificant
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
Moby Dick House of Kabob · FDD (2023) PDF