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FV-01753·STRONGExcellent91

Naz’s Halal Food

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 2025Website
Investment
$269K – $501K
30th pct Full Service
Avg revenue
$1.7M
36th pct Full Service
Royalty
6.0%
54th pct Full Service
Units
43
70th pct Full Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $269K – $501K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.7M/year (median $1.6M).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 47/100.
  • 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

Legal entity
Naz’s Franchising, LLC
Parent company
Naz’s Holdco, LLC
Incorporated in
New York
HQ
146 New Bridge, 2nd Floor, East Suite, Hicksville, New York 11801
Auditor
Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP
Audited financials
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2025
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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 Naz’s Halal Food unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,696,888
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: $269K–$501K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $15K–$25K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

63%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$255K
EBITDA margin
15.0%
Total invested
$405K
Payback
19 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 Naz’s Halal Food 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

Franchisees operate quick-service halal food restaurants serving Mediterranean/Middle Eastern cuisine (likely rice bowls, wraps, grilled meats). Daily operations include food preparation, inventory management, staffing, and point-of-sale transactions in high-traffic urban or suburban locations. The model emphasizes speed and customization typical of fast-casual dining.

CEO
Ismatullah Mohmend
Founded
2025
FDD year
2025
States available
8

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$269K – $501K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$15K – $25K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$40K
Royalty
6.0%
Percentage of Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.7M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$1.6M
Item 19 type
Gross Sales
Sample size
33 units
vs category median 15 · large
Range (low → high)
$440K$3.4M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank36th
vs Food & Beverage - Full Service peers
Investment cost rank30th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank54th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank70th
vs Food & Beverage - Full Service peers
Risk score rank10th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
43
Opened
10
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
2.3%
Company-owned
13
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
70%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+50.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
2023
30+8
Franchised units
2024
20
Franchised units
2025
9
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 6 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).

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Registered · 6 states
Not registered

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

47
Risk · 0-100
STRONG47 / 100

Rapid expansion with undisclosed net income creates uncertainty about unit-level profitability; prospective franchisees cannot validate ROI claims against actual franchisee earnings.

Score breakdown · what drove the 47 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — unable to validate actual profitability despite $1.7M average revenue claim
  2. 02MINORAggressive 50% YoY unit growth (43 units) suggests rapid scaling that may outpace operational support and quality control
  3. 03MINORHigh investment range ($269K–$501K) with 6% royalty creates significant break-even threshold requiring ~$450K+ annual revenue just to cover royalties and debt service
  4. 04HIGHNo litigation disclosed is positive, but rapid growth + missing profitability data increases risk of undisclosed disputes
  5. 05MEDFranchise fee ($40K) is moderate, but combined with high startup costs and non-disclosed margins limits financial transparency

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
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
New York

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
38 hrs
On-the-job training
62 hrs
POS system
Toast 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

18 numbers

Locked
(415) 972-••••
One Sansome Street, Suite
CA
(213) 576-••••
Suite
CA
(201) 214-••••
NJ

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Naz’s Halal Food · FDD (2025) PDF

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