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BAbove average54/100FDD 2024

Salad House: Litigation & Risk

Full-Service Restaurants · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5

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Lower Risk

No litigation cases disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.

Source: FDD Items 3–5

FDD Items 3 & 4

Litigation Metrics

Cases disclosed
0
Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Verdict score
54 / 100
FranchiseVerdict composite · higher is better
Rating
B
A / B / C / D / F verdict grade

7(a) FOIA data · FY2020–present

SBA Loan Performance

Aggregated from public SBA 7(a) loan disclosures. Charge-off rate is the share of loans that were charged off or settled for less than the full balance.

Total 7(a) loans
6
Government-backed loans issued
Charge-off rate
N/A
vs 16% franchise average
5-yr charge-off rate
N/A
Defaults
N/A
Loans charged off or defaulted
Total loan volume
$2.0M
Avg loan size
$334K
Participating lenders
4

FDD Items 5, 6 & 17: What You Give Up

Contract Risk Indicators

Mandatory arbitration
Required
Disputes resolved outside court, limits your legal options
Jury trial waiver
Waived
You give up the right to a jury trial
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction on similar businesses
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Franchisor can open competing locations in or near your territory
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can match any purchase offer when you try to sell
Governing law
New Jersey
State whose law governs disputes. Relevant if you're not based there

Extracted from FDD Item 3

Litigation Detail

No litigation is required to be disclosed

What drove the 54/100 verdict

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01MINORNegative net worth -$431,638; financial_distress=true
  2. 02MINORSmall system (13 units) but +160% growth
  3. 03HIGHNo litigation, bankruptcy, or going-concern note; Item 19 disclosed

Severity inferred from FDD text. Not a regulatory or legal classification

Litigation data from FDD Items 3, 4, and 5. SBA data from public 7(a) FOIA records (FY2020–present). Not legal advice. Consult a franchise attorney before signing any franchise agreement.