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Noble Chicken

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 2024Website
Investment
$432K – $725K
58th pct Full Service
Avg revenue
57th pct Full Service
Royalty
5.5%
50th pct Full Service
Units
0
0th pct Full Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $432K – $725K including a $35K franchise fee, 5.5% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
  • 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

Legal entity
Buffalo Wings & Rings, LLC
Incorporated in
Ohio
HQ
396 Wards Corner Road, Loveland, OH 45140
Auditor
GBQ Partners LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$18.7M
vs $19.9M 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 Noble Chicken unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
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: $432K–$725K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $25K–$45K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

18%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$109K
EBITDA margin
14.5%
Total invested
$613K
Payback
68 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.

Overview

About

Noble Chicken franchisees operate fast-casual or QSR chicken concepts, likely focused on prepared chicken entrees and related sides. Day-to-day operations include food preparation, inventory management, staff scheduling, customer service, and point-of-sale management within a protected territory.

CEO
Nader Masadeh
Founded
2005
FDD year
2025
States available
0

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$432K – $725K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$25K – $45K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$35K
Royalty
5.5%
Percentage of Net Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
3.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.5%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
0
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
Multi-unit owners
12.1%
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 20 · 8 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 8 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

72
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION72 / 100

Pre-revenue franchise with zero operating units, active CEO litigation alleging fraud, and undisclosed financials—extreme risk unsuitable for most investors.

Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORZero operating units with unknown growth trajectory—no proven franchise system or track record
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential financial instability or viability questions at corporate level
  3. 03HIGHActive litigation involving President/CEO (Masadeh) with allegations of fraudulent inducement and breach of fiduciary duty—directly relevant to franchisee protection
  4. 04MEDNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (Avg Revenue and Net Income not disclosed)—impossible to validate ROI or unit economics
  5. 05MEDHigh initial investment ($432K-$725K) paired with 5.5% royalty on undisclosed revenue creates profitability uncertainty
  6. 06HIGHLitigation involves operational/distribution disputes that could foreshadow franchisee-franchisor conflict
  7. 07MINORBrand is pre-launch or extremely early-stage with no franchisee reference pool to validate claims

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
1
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Ohio

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
17 hrs
On-the-job training
128 hrs

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

8 numbers

Locked
(404) 651-••••
Georgia Office of Consumer Affairs
GA
(360) 902-••••
Director of the Dept. of Licenses
WA
(860) 240-••••
CT

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Noble Chicken · FDD (2025) PDF

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