Taziki’s Mediterranean Café
Bottom line
- Total investment $567K – $1.2M including a $35K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $2.1M/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 59/100.
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 Taziki’s Mediterranean Café unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
42%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Taziki’s Mediterranean Café units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
28.1%
3.45× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.89×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$10.9M
on $22.8M purchase
Total debt
$11.8M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual-dining Mediterranean restaurants serving fresh mezze, grilled proteins, and salads in fast-casual format. Daily operations include food preparation, inventory management, staffing, and customer service across counter-service and dine-in environments. Franchisees manage P&L, vendor relationships, and local marketing while adhering to brand standards and menu specifications.
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 · 28 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
Declining unit count, missing profitability data, and franchisor financial concerns present meaningful risks despite no litigation and reasonable royalty rate.
Score breakdown · what drove the 59 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 6.2% YoY indicates system contraction and potential franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — unable to verify actual profitability against $567k-$1.2M investment
- 03MINORHigh initial investment range ($567k-$1.2M) with no transparent income disclosure creates ROI uncertainty
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is False — potential financial stability concerns at franchisor level
- 05MINOR4% royalty on $2M average revenue generates only ~$80k annually, tight margin for franchisor support
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
100 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Taziki’s Mediterranean Café · FDD (2025) PDF