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Pokemoto

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 2018Website
Investment
$185K – $378K
16th pct Full Service
Avg revenue
57th pct Full Service
Royalty
6.0%
54th pct Full Service
Units
33
65th pct Full Service
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $185K – $378K including a $30K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 26 loans (below the industry average).
  • System growing at 316.7% CAGR over 3 years with 33 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Poke Co Holdings LLC
Parent company
Sadot Restaurant Group LLC
Incorporated in
Connecticut
HQ
1169 N. Burleson Boulevard, Suite 107-226, Burleson, Texas 76026
Auditor
Kreit & Chiu CPA LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$303K
vs $580K prior year

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 POKEMOTO unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $185K–$378K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $5K–$10K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

42%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$120K
EBITDA margin
16.0%
Total invested
$289K
Payback
29 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

POKEMOTO appears to be a fast-casual restaurant or food delivery concept (likely Pokemon-themed based on brand name) where franchisees operate a retail/delivery location, manage inventory, oversee staff, and execute daily service operations. Franchisees pay 6% royalties on gross sales to the franchisor while covering all labor, rent, food costs, and local marketing.

CEO
Michael J. Roper
Founded
2018
FDD year
2024
States available
12

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$185K – $378K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$5K – $10K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
6.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
33
Opened
14
Last reporting year
Closed
2
Turnover rate
6.1%
Company-owned
8
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
76%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+92.3%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
2022
25+7
Franchised units
2023
13
Franchised units
2024
6
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 26 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 26 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
26
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

54
Risk · 0-100
STRONG54 / 100

POKEMOTO presents caution-level risk due to absence of financial performance data, franchisor going concern issues, unprotected territory, and an underdeveloped 33-unit system with unclear unit profitability.

Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) — inability to validate return on $184.5K-$378.4K investment
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates franchisor financial instability or operational uncertainty
  3. 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk from other franchisees in same market
  4. 04MINOR33-unit system is very small; 92.3% YoY growth may reflect low baseline (e.g., 3 new units from 33)
  5. 05MINORWide investment range ($184.5K-$378.4K) suggests highly variable unit economics with no clarity on cost drivers
  6. 06MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue means franchisees bear full profit risk while franchisor collects fixed percentage

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Protected territory
No
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Texas

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
7 hrs
On-the-job training
55 hrs

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

62 numbers

Locked
(203) 675-••••
CT
(804) 371-••••
VA
(401) 462-••••
RI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included