Bottom line
- Total investment $171K – $475K including a $35K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $948K/year. Estimated payback in 1.8 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 3 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 Pasta Di Guy unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
48%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Pasta Di Guy units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.9M
on $9.5M purchase
Total debt
$7.6M
SBA $4.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate quick-service or casual Italian pasta restaurants, managing daily food preparation, inventory, customer service, and staffing. Revenue averages ~$948K annually with net income around $182K after 5% royalty fees and operating expenses.
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 12 · 2 states 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.
2
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
Pre-revenue-stage franchise system with undisclosed going concern issues, minimal unit count, and insufficient operational data to validate investment thesis.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 3 units in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests nascent/stalled expansion
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability or corporate restructuring risk
- 03MINORWide investment range ($171K-$475K) with only 3 data points makes benchmarking unreliable
- 04HIGHNo litigation disclosed but with only 3 units, sample size too small to be reassuring
- 05MINORHigh variance between avg revenue ($948K) and avg net income ($182K) — 19% margin is thin for food service
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
1 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pasta Di Guy · FDD (2026) PDF