Superior Food Safety
Bottom line
- Total investment $74K – $101K including a $50K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $539K/year. Estimated payback in 0.4 years.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 69/100.
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
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 Superior Food Safety unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
55%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Superior Food Safety units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$431K
on $2.2M purchase
Total debt
$1.7M
SBA $1.1M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Superior Food Safety franchisees likely conduct food safety audits, consulting, and compliance training for restaurants, food manufacturers, and institutional food service operations. Day-to-day activities typically include on-site inspections, documentation review, staff training delivery, remediation planning, and regulatory reporting to help clients maintain food safety certifications.
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 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
Severely underdeveloped franchise system with a solitary unit, questionable franchisor financial health, and unproven business model scaling — high probability of franchisor collapse or inadequate support.
Score breakdown · what drove the 69 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown/stagnant growth trajectory indicates minimal franchise viability and scaling proof
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests the franchisor may be financially unstable or operationally struggling
- 03MINORNo protected territory creates direct competition risk and allows franchisor to saturate market without franchisee consent
- 04MINOR10% royalty on $539K average revenue = $53,900/year recurring payment with no growth incentive alignment
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($50,000) relative to single-unit proof-of-concept creates disproportionate franchisee risk
- 06HIGHNo disclosed litigation history is suspicious for food safety business (typically high-liability sector)
- 07MINORRevenue-to-investment ratio of 5.4x suggests thin margins after 10% royalty and operational costs
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.
FDD download
Superior Food Safety · FDD (2023) PDF