Nature’s Table Café
Bottom line
- Total investment $62K – $464K including a $30K 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 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 28 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -11.3% 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 Nature’s Table Café unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
46%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate a café concept focused on natural/health-conscious food and beverage offerings. Day-to-day operations include managing inventory, food preparation, customer service, staffing, and local marketing within a protected territory.
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 · 21 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
Nature's Table Café presents HIGH RISK due to declining unit base, going concern ambiguity, complete lack of financial performance transparency, and inability to validate investment ROI.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSystem contracting sharply: -7.8% unit decline YoY (53 units) signals operational or market challenges
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE: indicates franchisor financial distress or viability questions
- 03MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (Avg Revenue/Net Income not disclosed): impossible to validate ROI or profitability claims
- 04MINORHigh investment range ($62K-$464K) with no transparent income data creates extreme uncertainty on payback period
- 05MED5% royalty on undisclosed sales base means franchisees cannot accurately forecast net margins
- 06MINORSignificant unit churn suggests franchisee dissatisfaction, operational difficulty, or market saturation
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
27 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Nature’s Table Café · FDD (2023) PDF