Taffer’s Tavern
Formerly known as Premier Taverns
Bottom line
- Total investment $812K – $1.4M including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $3.0M/year.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 73/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 Taffer’s Tavern unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
39%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Taffer’s Tavern units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
27.6%
3.39× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.95×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$11.7M
on $23.8M purchase
Total debt
$12.1M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual bar/tavern locations featuring food and beverages, typically leveraging Jon Taffer's brand recognition and operational expertise. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing staff, inventory, food/beverage service, marketing, and customer experience in a full-service hospitality environment.
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 · 16 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
Taffer's Tavern presents extreme risk due to 75% unit collapse, active fraud litigation against affiliate brands, undisclosed profitability, and going concern warnings—suggesting a failing franchise system with potential structural or management problems.
Score breakdown · what drove the 73 / 100 rating
- 01MEDCatastrophic unit decline of 75% year-over-year indicates systemic franchise failure or mass closures
- 02HIGHTwo active litigation cases involving affiliate brands alleging fraudulent misrepresentation and fraudulent inducement suggest legal/operational issues within corporate structure
- 03MINORNo net income disclosure despite $2.97M average revenue raises transparency concerns and suggests potential unprofitability at unit level
- 04HIGHGoing concern warning indicates material uncertainty about franchisor's ability to continue operations
- 05MINORNo protected territory combined with high initial investment ($812K-$1.35M) exposes franchisees to cannibalization risk
- 06MED6% royalty on gross sales (not net) compounds risk if units are unprofitable as disclosed revenues suggest
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
18 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Taffer’s Tavern · FDD (2025) PDF