Bottom line
- Total investment $1.5M – $3.8M including a $40K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $3.2M/year (median $3.0M).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 POLLO CAMPERO unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
21%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 POLLO CAMPERO units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
25.3%
3.09× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
3.31×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$17.6M
on $32.3M purchase
Total debt
$14.7M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Pollo Campero franchisees operate full-service quick-casual chicken restaurants, managing daily kitchen operations, food prep, customer service, and staff scheduling. They execute the brand's Latin-inspired rotisserie chicken concept, maintain health/safety standards, and drive local marketing to meet weekly sales targets that determine their 5% royalty obligations.
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 · 12 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Aggressive growth trajectory with undisclosed profitability metrics and high capital requirements present meaningful risk despite strong top-line revenue.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — cannot validate actual profitability despite $3.2M average revenue
- 02MINORHigh unit growth rate (36.4% YoY) may indicate aggressive expansion with unproven unit economics
- 03MINORWide investment range ($1.45M–$3.75M) suggests high variability in startup costs and potential hidden expenses
- 04MINOR5% royalty on gross sales (not net) creates fixed cost burden regardless of profitability
- 05MINORNo disclosure of franchisee failure rate, break-even timeline, or payback period
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
24 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
POLLO CAMPERO · FDD (2024) PDF