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FV-02262·MODERATEExcellent86

Sculpture Hospitality

Business Services - OtherFranchising since 2018Website
Investment
$46K – $65K
25th pct Other
Avg revenue
57th pct Other
Royalty
8.0%
14th pct Other
Units
189
89th pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $46K – $65K including a $40K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 8 loans (below the industry average).
  • 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

Legal entity
SHH Group, LLC
Parent company
FH Equity Holdings, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
505 Consumers Road, Suite 307, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2J 4V8
Auditor
BDO Canada LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$4.0M
vs $4.3M prior year

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 Sculpture Hospitality unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $46K–$65K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $7K–$7K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

157%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
ROIC above 100% usually means the revenue figure is a system-wide aggregate or top-cohort number rather than a single-unit average. Verify the "Revenue · per unit" field against the brand's FDD Item 19 detail tables before relying on this output.

Store EBITDA · annual
$98K
EBITDA margin
13.0%
Total invested
$62K
Payback
8 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Sculpture Hospitality franchisees manage restaurant consulting and hospitality staffing services, advising food service establishments on operations, staffing efficiency, and revenue optimization. Daily activities include client site visits, staff training delivery, menu engineering analysis, and sales development within protected territories.

CEO
Vanessa De Caria
Founded
2017
FDD year
2025
States available
37

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$46K – $65K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$7K – $7K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$40K
Royalty
8.0%
Percentage of evaluation revenue with monthly minimums ranging from $150 to $990 based on… · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
10.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
189
Opened
9
Last reporting year
Closed
11
Turnover rate
5.8%
Company-owned
10
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
95%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-1.1%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-2.7%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
179-3
Franchised units
2024
181
Franchised units
2025
184
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 33 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 33 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
8
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

64
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE64 / 100

Declining unit count, absent financial disclosures, litigation history, and compressed term structure present material risks despite protected territories.

Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORUnit count declining (-1.1% YoY) suggests system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
  2. 02MINORNo Item 19 (average revenue/net income disclosure) prevents assessment of actual profitability and ROI on $45.5k-$64.5k investment
  3. 03HIGHLitigation history including breach of contract settlement ($126,123) and regulatory consent order for improper franchise sales registration indicates legal/compliance issues
  4. 04MEDHigh 8% royalty on undisclosed revenue base creates opacity around true take-home income for franchisees
  5. 05MINORShort 3-year term limits long-term planning and creates renewal uncertainty; high renewal failure risk typical in short-term agreements
  6. 06MINORFranchise fee ($40,000) represents 62-88% of total investment, leaving minimal working capital for startup operations

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Geographic area based on number of establishments with liquor licenses
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
3 years
Renewal term
3 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Not allowed
Litigation count
2
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Ontario, Canada

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
64 hrs
On-the-job training
47 hrs
POS system
Inventory Control System proprietary software
Operating tech stack

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

68 numbers

Locked
(561) 385-••••
Patrick Cottrell Sculpture Hospitality Tampa
FL
(402) 880-••••
Joe English Sculpture Hospitality of Omaha
NE
(281) 460-••••
Betty Murphy Bevinco Tri County
TX

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FDD download

Sculpture Hospitality · FDD (2025) PDF

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