Mountain Man Nut & Fruit Co.
Bottom line
- Total investment $15K – $16K including a $8K franchise fee, 0.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 76/100.
- System contracting at -34.5% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Mountain Man Nut & Fruit Co. unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
690%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Mountain Man Nut & Fruit Co. franchisees typically operate small-format retail or kiosk-based businesses selling nuts, dried fruits, and related products. Day-to-day operations involve inventory management, point-of-sale transactions, customer service, and restocking products supplied by the franchisor.
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
Contracting franchise system with undisclosed financials, questionable going concern status, and a fee-heavy model that heavily incentivizes franchisor product sales over franchisee profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 76 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 17.8% YoY (74 units) — indicates system contraction and potential franchisee struggles
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) — impossible to validate ROI claims or profitability
- 03HIGH'Going Concern' status is False — suggests franchisor may have financial viability concerns or accounting irregularities
- 04MINORLow initial investment ($15,360–$16,100) relative to $7,500 franchise fee (48.8% of total) — unusually high fee burden for low-cost model
- 05MINOR3-year term is short — suggests high turnover risk or franchisor unwilling to commit long-term
- 06MED0% royalty model creates revenue dependency on product markups — potential conflict of interest and undisclosed profitability pressure
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
85 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Mountain Man Nut & Fruit Co. · FDD (2022) PDF