Premium Matcha Café Maiko
Bottom line
- Total investment $333K – $471K including a $35K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 71/100.
- 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 Premium Matcha Café Maiko unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
27%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate premium matcha café locations serving specialty matcha beverages, tea-based drinks, and light food offerings. Day-to-day operations include inventory management of matcha powder and premium ingredients, barista training and supervision, customer service, marketing in their local territory, and compliance with franchisor operational standards.
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 · 23 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
Regulatory repeat offender with zero financial transparency, anemic growth, and undisclosed going concern issues—avoid until compliance and unit economics are demonstrated.
Score breakdown · what drove the 71 / 100 rating
- 01MINORMultiple regulatory violations across three states (WA, VA, CA) for illegal franchise sales and disclosure failures between 2020-2023, indicating systemic compliance issues
- 02MINORZero financial transparency: no average unit volume, average net income, or Item 19 disclosure, making ROI impossible to validate
- 03HIGHAnemic growth rate of 8.7% YoY with only 26 units suggests market rejection or saturation in premium matcha category; units may be declining post-litigation
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($333K-$471K) combined with mandatory $500/month minimum royalty creates cash flow pressure without proven unit economics
- 05MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; multiple franchisees can canibalize same market without contractual safeguards
- 06MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years typical), offering minimal amortization window for initial investment
- 07HIGH'Going Concern' status is FALSE, raising questions about franchisor financial stability and ability to support franchisees long-term
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
39 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Premium Matcha Café Maiko · FDD (2025) PDF