Orlando Cat Café
Bottom line
- Total investment $424K – $664K including a $43K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $753K/year. Estimated payback in 1.4 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 1 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Orlando Cat Café unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
20%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Orlando Cat Café units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.2M
on $6.0M purchase
Total debt
$4.8M
SBA $3.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate a cat café combining retail beverage/food service with interactive cat viewing/adoption facilitation. Day-to-day operations include inventory management, animal care protocols, customer service, social media marketing, and coordination with local animal rescue partners.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 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
Single-unit franchise with unverified financials, going concern status, and significant capital requirement presents elevated risk despite claimed strong unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 operating unit with unknown growth trajectory signals minimal system validation and expansion risk
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates potential financial instability or unresolved operational viability at corporate level
- 03MINORHigh investment range ($424K-$663K) with only 1 unit to validate ROI claims and revenue projections
- 04MINORItem 19 (Financial Performance Representations) appears absent — claimed $753K avg revenue unverified by FTC disclosure
- 05MINOR7% semi-monthly royalty on gross sales compounds with high initial investment burden before profitability
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
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Orlando Cat Café · FDD (2025) PDF