Bottom line
- Total investment $467K – $507K including a $45K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- 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
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 Pastanito unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
21%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Pastanito franchisees operate a pasta-focused restaurant (likely QSR or casual dining format) handling day-to-day operations including food preparation, customer service, inventory management, staffing, and marketing within a protected territory. Franchisees are responsible for P&L management while paying 6% gross revenue royalties to the franchisor.
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 20 · 18 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
Pastanito presents significant caution-level risk due to complete opacity on unit economics, single operating location, and no disclosed financial performance metrics despite substantial capital requirements.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed — impossible to assess ROI or payback period on $467k-$507k investment
- 02MINOROnly 1 operating unit — zero franchise system stability or growth trajectory data; unclear if concept is proven or pilot stage
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($467k-$507k) with 6% royalty but no revenue benchmarks to validate unit economics
- 04MEDNo disclosed average net income — franchisees cannot model profitability or debt service capacity
- 05MEDAbsence of multi-unit growth or system expansion suggests limited demand or performance issues
- 06MINOR10-year term is long-term commitment with minimal historical performance data to justify risk
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
21 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pastanito · FDD (2025) PDF