Pop’s Italian Beef & Sausage
Bottom line
- Total investment $577K – $1.2M including a $25K franchise fee, 3.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Pop’s Italian Beef & Sausage unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
14%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate quick-service Italian beef and sausage sandwich shops, handling food preparation, customer service, inventory management, and local marketing. Day-to-day operations include managing a small team, maintaining food quality and safety standards, and driving foot traffic in a protected territory.
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 · 5 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
Undisclosed financials, regulatory history, and anemic unit growth create substantial due diligence gaps; the $577K–$1.2M investment is difficult to validate without Item 19 data.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed — impossible to assess ROI or validate 3% royalty burden
- 02MINORSlow unit growth (6.7% YoY) with only 17 locations suggests weak franchisee recruitment or retention
- 03MINOR2010 Illinois regulatory settlement for selling franchises without proper disclosure raises compliance concerns
- 04MEDHigh investment range ($577K–$1.2M) with no disclosed average revenue creates opaque unit economics
- 05MINOR10-year term locks franchisees into relationship without proven profitability data
- 06MINORSmall system size (17 units) limits operational scale, marketing leverage, and supply chain efficiency
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pop’s Italian Beef & Sausage · FDD (2023) PDF