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FV-02634·CAUTIONExcellent81

The Flower Garage

OtherFranchising since 2025Website
Investment
$36K – $74K
10th pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
Units
3
20th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $36K – $74K including a $25K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
  • 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

Legal entity
Christakos Franchise, LLC
Incorporated in
Arizona
HQ
8865 E Bell Road Suite 102, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
Auditor
Ellsworth • Stout CPAs and Consultants
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
Most recent fiscal year

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 The Flower Garage unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $36K–$74K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $3K–$8K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

173%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
ROIC above 100% usually means the revenue figure is a system-wide aggregate or top-cohort number rather than a single-unit average. Verify the "Revenue · per unit" field against the brand's FDD Item 19 detail tables before relying on this output.

Store EBITDA · annual
$105K
EBITDA margin
14.0%
Total invested
$61K
Payback
7 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

The Flower Garage franchisees operate floral retail and design businesses, likely focusing on custom arrangements, event services, and product sales. Day-to-day operations typically include customer consultations, floral design, inventory management, delivery coordination, and retail sales.

CEO
Danielle Christakos
Founded
2025
FDD year
2026
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$36K – $74K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$3K – $8K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$25K
Royalty
flat $500 per month
Ad fund
flat $100 per month

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

Total units
3
Opened
2
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
67%
vs corporate-owned
2024
2+2
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units
2026
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 3 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 3 states
Not registered

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

75
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION75 / 100

A critically undercapitalized 3-unit system with going concern status, no financial disclosure, and unproven franchisee economics creates substantial operational and financial risk.

Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates franchisor financial distress or viability questions
  2. 02MINOROnly 3 units system-wide suggests minimal scale, network support, and supplier leverage
  3. 03MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation and profitability assessment
  4. 04MINORFlat $500/month royalty structure may be unsustainable if franchisees underperform or creates misaligned incentives
  5. 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($25,000) relative to investment range ($36,125–$74,200) represents 26-69% of startup cost
  6. 06MEDUnknown unit growth trajectory indicates no disclosed expansion momentum or franchisee success stories
  7. 07MINOR5-year term is relatively short; renewal uncertainty compounds investment risk in early-stage systems

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Population-based
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Arizona

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
28 hrs
On-the-job training
16 hrs

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

5 numbers

Locked
(480) 662-••••
RB Design Concepts Rachelle Bare
AZ
(602) 323-••••
Edquist Workshops, LLC Amy Edquist
AZ
(804) 371-••••
VA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

The Flower Garage · FDD (2026) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above