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Mp Coney Island

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$179K – $375K
16th pct Full Service
Avg revenue
$1.7M
36th pct Full Service
Royalty
5.0%
15th pct Full Service
Units
1
3rd pct Full Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $179K – $375K including a $35K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.7M/year. Estimated payback in 0.4 years.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
MP Coney Island Franchising, LLC
Incorporated in
Pennsylvania
HQ
2712 Wilmington Road, New Castle, PA 16105
Auditor
Baker Tilly US, LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$35K
vs $37K prior year

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 MP CONEY ISLAND unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,697,927
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $179K–$375K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $20K–$30K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

84%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$255K
EBITDA margin
15.0%
Total invested
$302K
Payback
14 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 MP CONEY ISLAND units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

36.6%

4.76× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

2.25×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$4.5M

on $13.6M purchase

Total debt

$9.1M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($6.8M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

MP Coney Island franchisees operate a quick-service restaurant focused on coney dogs and related fast-casual fare. Day-to-day operations include food preparation, counter service, inventory management, and customer service in a limited-footprint format. The model appears designed for standalone or inline locations with relatively straightforward food production.

CEO
William Mitsos
Founded
2021
FDD year
2025
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$179K – $375K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$20K – $30K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$35K
Royalty
5.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
3.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.4 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.7M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Historical Sales, Cost and Income
Sample size
1 units
vs category median 15 · small
Transparency
9 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank36th
vs Food & Beverage - Full Service peers
Investment cost rank16th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank15th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank3th
vs Food & Beverage - Full Service peers
Risk score rank40th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
1
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
2023
0±0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 12 · 1 state reported

The Territory Map

FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.

1

states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)

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

60
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE60 / 100

Extremely limited franchise system (1 unit) with undisclosed franchisor going concern issues creates severe validation and scalability risk; insufficient operating history to support investment claims.

Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial distress at franchisor level
  2. 02MINOROnly 1 unit in system with 'Unknown growth' — severely limits validation data and suggests minimal or failed expansion
  3. 03MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed — cannot verify if $641K net income claim is typical or outlier
  4. 04MINORHigh investment range ($178.9K-$375K) with only single-unit proof of concept — significant capital risk
  5. 05MINOR5% royalty on $1.7M average revenue = $85K annual cost — must verify this applies to all locations consistently

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Varies
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Pennsylvania

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
12 hrs
On-the-job training
40 hrs
POS system
Pittsburgh POS
Operating tech stack

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

3 numbers

Locked
(724) 730-••••
PA
(724) 986-••••
PA
(814) 616-••••
PA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

MP CONEY ISLAND · FDD (2025) PDF

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