Rock N Roll SushiFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Rock N Roll Sushi franchise requires a total initial investment of $333K – $798K, including a $36K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.1M[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $333K – $798K
- 21st pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- 10th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 26th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 72
- 39th pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Full-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Full-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Franchised units fell from 69 to 58 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
Bottom line
- Total investment $333K – $798K including a $36K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $991K).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 19/100.
- System growing at 19.0% CAGR over 3 years with 72 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- ROCKNROLL SUSHI HOLDINGS LLC
- Ultimate parent
- Bold Restaurant Brands LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Craig LeMieux
- CEO experience
- 19 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 12598 U.S. Highway 98 West, Suite 103, Destin, Florida 32550
- Auditor
- REESE CPA LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $5.5M
- vs $5.8M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- RNR New Orleans
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual sushi restaurants, likely handling daily P&L management, food inventory/prep, staff scheduling, and customer service. Daily operations include managing kitchen production, food safety compliance, and point-of-sale systems while adhering to Rock N Roll Sushi brand standards.
- CEO
- Craig LeMieux
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2020
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 10
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 15 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $36K | $36K | |
| Real Estate Rent Deposits and Pre-Paid Expenses | $6K | $20K | |
| Architectural and Engineering Fees, Blueprints, Plans, and Permits | $5K | $14K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, and Decor | $92K | $183K | |
| Construction of Leasehold Improvements | $128K | $385K | |
| Grand Opening and Initial Marketing | $8K | $8K | |
| Inventory and Supplies | $10K | $22K | |
| Office Equipment, TV, Cameras, and other Supplies | $5K | $25K | |
| Utility Deposits, Business Licenses, Liquor License and Permits | $2K | $8K | |
| Insurance | $3K | $10K | |
| Computer (POS) System and Software | $5K | $8K | |
| Signage | $8K | $25K | |
| Travel Expenses & In Store Training | $15K | $22K | |
| Accountant and Attorney Fees | $2K | $8K | |
| Additional Funds (3 months) | $10K | $25K | |
| Total initial investment | $333K | $798K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$101K
9.5% margin
Unlevered ROIC
17%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
5.7 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $333K – $798K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $10K – $25K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $24K – $36K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.5%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.5% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $650 |
| Transfer fee | $18K |
| Renewal fee | $18K |
| Total fee load | 8.5% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $991K
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 59 units
- vs category median 13 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $401K→$1.8M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $692K→$1.6M
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 4 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Compared against 1264 Full-Service Restaurants brands
vs Full-Service Restaurants averages
How Rock N Roll Sushi Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 72
- Opened
- 9
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 2
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 2.8%
- Company-owned
- 3
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 96%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 20.0%
- Net growth (yr3)
- +11.3%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +19.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 7
- Closed (3yr)
- 1
- Terminated (3yr)
- 1
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Projected new
- 17
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 1.4%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Termination rate
- 1.4%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 4.2%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 10 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New York
- North Dakota
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 10
- Loan volume
- N/A
- Amount data pending
- Median loan
- N/A
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 0
- Defaults
- 0
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Rock N Roll Sushi presents moderate-to-cautionary risk due to undisclosed profitability metrics, wide capex variance, and below-average unit growth, despite stable litigation record and protected territories.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Largest disclosed settlement: $36,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · REESE CPA LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 19 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — unable to verify actual profitability claims despite $1.07M average revenue
- 02MINORWide investment range ($332K-$797K) suggests inconsistent unit economics or undefined build-out costs
- 03MINORModest unit growth of 11.3% YoY is below industry standards for established restaurant franchises
- 04HIGHNo disclosed going concern language, but financial transparency gaps raise questions about franchisor stability
- 05MINOR6% royalty on gross (not net) revenue creates cash flow pressure in low-margin restaurant operations
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 1 mi |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Walton County, Florida |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 10 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 135 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 12 mo
- From signing to launch
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- TOAST POS System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: TOAST POS System
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
12 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Rock N Roll Sushi · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Rock N Roll Sushi franchise?
The total investment to open a Rock N Roll Sushi franchise ranges from $333K – $798K, with an initial franchise fee of $36K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Rock N Roll Sushi franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Rock N Roll Sushi FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.1M. The median is $991K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Rock N Roll Sushi's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Rock N Roll Sushi (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Rock N Roll Sushi franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Rock N Roll Sushi has 72 total units in the United States, including 69 franchised units and 3 company-owned units. 9 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Rock N Roll Sushi a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Rock N Roll Sushi as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 19 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.