Papa Saverio’s
Bottom line
- Total investment $144K – $1.2M 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 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- 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
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 PAPA SAVERIO’S unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
18%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Papa Saverio's franchisees operate casual Italian quick-service restaurants or pizzerias, managing daily food preparation, customer service, and point-of-sale operations. Day-to-day responsibilities include staff scheduling, inventory management, quality control, and local marketing while adhering to franchisor standards and paying 5% royalties on gross sales.
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 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Papa Saverio's presents meaningful risk due to financial opacity (no Item 19), questionable franchisor stability (Going Concern = False), anemic growth (7.1% YoY, 15 units), and inability to forecast franchisee profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (revenue and net income not disclosed) — impossible to validate ROI claims
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential financial instability or structural issues with franchisor
- 03MINORSlow unit growth of only 7.1% YoY with just 15 total units suggests weak system momentum and franchisee recruitment challenges
- 04MEDWide investment range ($143.7K–$1.24M) with no disclosed profitability metrics creates unpredictable breakeven scenarios
- 05MED5% royalty on undisclosed revenue model prevents accurate cash flow projections for franchisees
- 06MINORMinimal franchisee base (15 units) limits peer network for support and validation; high failure risk if even 2-3 units close
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
22 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
PAPA SAVERIO’S · FDD (2023) PDF