Snapchef
Bottom line
- Total investment $138K – $198K including a $40K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $1.7M/year (median $1.9M). Estimated payback in 1.0 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100.
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 SNAPCHEF unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
119%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 SNAPCHEF units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
33.7%
4.27× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.41×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$5.8M
on $15.4M purchase
Total debt
$9.6M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
SnapChef franchisees operate personal chef services, likely managing client acquisition, meal planning, grocery shopping, and in-home meal preparation. Day-to-day operations involve scheduling client visits, executing customized menus, maintaining food safety protocols, and managing the service delivery and customer relationships directly.
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 · 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 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
Micro-franchise system with going concern questions, no financial disclosures, and minimal unit base creates elevated risk despite decent unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 4 units system-wide indicates extremely limited franchise network with unknown/likely stagnant growth trajectory
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, suggesting potential financial viability questions at corporate level
- 03MEDNo Item 19 (financial performance representations) disclosed, making revenue/profit claims unverifiable and unusually risky for franchisees
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($138k-$197k) relative to system size creates concentration risk with minimal peer support network
- 05MINORRoyalty structure with $0-$300 weekly minimum suggests inconsistent cash flow predictability and potential profitability squeeze
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
11 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
SNAPCHEF · FDD (2022) PDF