Bottom line
- Total investment $2.9M including a $75K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated AVOID with a risk score of 85/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 7 loans (below the industry average).
- 95 litigation matters disclosed in Item 3 — higher than typical. Review the summary for patterns (franchisor-initiated vs. franchisee-initiated).
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 Radisson Individuals unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
2%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate independent upscale hotel properties under the Radisson Individuals brand, managing daily operations including guest services, housekeeping, maintenance, and revenue management. Franchisees pay a 6% royalty on gross room revenues and must comply with brand standards while relying on the franchisor for marketing, reservations systems, and operational support.
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 · 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Radisson Individuals is a collapsing franchise system with a single remaining unit, facing existential financial distress, aggressive litigation, and franchisor-initiated collections indicating systemic franchisee failure.
Score breakdown · what drove the 85 / 100 rating
- 01MINORSystem collapsed 50% YoY (1 unit remaining) — franchise is effectively defunct
- 02HIGHGoing concern warning indicates franchisor may be financially unstable and unable to support franchisees
- 03MINOR87 royalty collection actions in one year suggests widespread franchisee financial distress and franchisor desperation
- 04MINORMultiple pending class action lawsuits (destination marketing fees, anti-competitive practices) expose franchisees to liability and reputational risk
- 05MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents any meaningful financial due diligence
- 06MEDHigh 6% royalty rate on declining RevPAR environment with no disclosed unit economics
- 07MINOR20-year term locks franchisee into deteriorating brand with minimal support infrastructure
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
18 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Radisson Individuals · FDD (2024) PDF