Roni's Mac Bar
Bottom line
- Total investment $139K – $218K including a $49K franchise fee, 5.9% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $769K/year (median $769K). Estimated payback in 1.5 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 3 years of franchising with 1 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Roni's Mac Bar unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
64%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Roni's Mac Bar units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.6M
on $7.8M purchase
Total debt
$6.2M
SBA $3.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Roni's Mac Bar franchisees operate quick-service restaurants specializing in gourmet macaroni and cheese dishes, likely offering customizable toppings, sides, and beverages. Day-to-day operations involve food preparation, inventory management, customer service, and point-of-sale transactions in a limited-service format designed for high throughput.
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 · 17 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
Pre-revenue or unstable franchisor with insufficient system scale, unverified financial claims, and unclear growth strategy presents elevated risk despite protected territory and no disclosed litigation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchised unit with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal system maturity and validation
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is False — suggests financial instability or operational uncertainty at franchisor level
- 03MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations available despite $768K average revenue claim — cannot independently verify
- 04MINORHigh initial investment range ($138,750-$217,800) relative to single operating unit creates validation risk
- 05MED5.9% royalty on gross revenues provides limited franchisor resources for franchisee support with single-unit system
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
Roni's Mac Bar · FDD (2024) PDF