Bottom line
- Total investment $106K – $170K including a $35K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- 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
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 Slime Kitchen unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
33%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate retail locations or kiosks specializing in the sale and creation of slime products, likely targeting children and teens. Day-to-day operations include managing inventory, preparing slime batches, conducting in-store demonstrations or workshops, handling point-of-sale transactions, and managing customer safety/liability related to the product.
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 · 31 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
Slime Kitchen presents elevated risk due to non-disclosure of financial performance, minimal system size (8 units), unclear growth trajectory, and structural royalty fees that may exceed earnings in low-revenue scenarios.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (Average Revenue and Net Income not disclosed) — inability to validate ROI claims or benchmark performance
- 02MEDExtremely small system with only 8 units — indicates minimal brand recognition, limited operational track record, and higher failure risk
- 03MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory — no clarity on whether system is expanding, stagnant, or contracting
- 04MINORHigh royalty burden with $3,000 monthly minimum ($36,000 annually) regardless of revenue — creates cash flow risk for underperforming locations
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is False — suggests the franchisor entity may have capital constraints or operational instability
- 06HIGHNo disclosed litigation history — either legitimately clean or potentially undisclosed disputes; unclear without FDD verification
- 07MINORWide investment range ($105,500–$169,500) without breakdown — suggests inconsistent startup costs or lack of standardized operations
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
34 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Slime Kitchen · FDD (2025) PDF