Bottom line
- Total investment $52K – $106K including a $35K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1K/year (median $1K).
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 77/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 1 year 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 Pod Plug unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
0%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Pod Plug franchisees appear to operate compact pod-based service locations (likely self-storage, laundry, mail services, or similar modular retail). Day-to-day activities likely include customer service, maintenance of pod units, payment processing, and potentially restocking or cleaning, though the specific service model is unclear from available data.
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 · 14 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
Pod Plug is a non-scaling, financially unstable franchise system with a single unit of questionable profitability, no clear franchisor financial backing, and severely inadequate income projections.
Score breakdown · what drove the 77 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchised unit with unknown growth trajectory indicates system is not scaling and may be pre-revenue or failing to attract franchisees
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False suggests franchisor financial instability or inability to support franchisee operations long-term
- 03MINORReported average net income of $587.11 is implausibly low (potentially $587.11/month = $7,046/year after 8% royalties), indicating either severely underperforming unit(s) or unreliable financial reporting
- 04MINORNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) despite providing revenue/income figures creates legal exposure and suggests cherry-picked or unaudited data
- 05MINORZero franchise fee with $52k-$105k investment is unusual; unclear what initial capital actually funds or if franchisor has financial incentive to support franchisees
- 06MINOR10-year term with only 1 unit suggests franchisor lacks confidence to offer shorter commitments or has difficulty retaining franchisees
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
16 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pod Plug · FDD (2025) PDF