The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill
Bottom line
- Total investment $527K – $1.2M including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.6M/year (median $1.5M). Estimated payback in 1.7 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 83 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 187.5% CAGR over 3 years with 77 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
24%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
44.6%
6.32× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.99×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$2.7M
on $10.9M purchase
Total debt
$8.3M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual-service Mediterranean fast-casual restaurants featuring Greek-inspired cuisine (gyros, bowls, salads, wraps). Day-to-day operations include kitchen management, food preparation, POS systems, staffing, inventory control, and customer service in typically 1,200–2,500 sq ft locations with average revenue of ~$1.56M annually.
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 · 26 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Rapid growth and solid unit economics are offset by serious regulatory compliance violations, lack of verified financial disclosures, and litigation indicating systemic franchise agreement enforcement issues.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHMultiple regulatory violations and litigation including FTC injunction against affiliate for earnings claims and fee misrepresentation
- 02MINOR77 units with 38% YoY growth masks potential base erosion—verify if growth is net new or includes reacquisitions of failed locations
- 03HIGHNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (Going Concern = False) despite $1.56M average revenue claims—cannot independently verify earnings
- 04HIGHAggressive litigation history across multiple states (CA trademark, MD unregistered sales, CA consent orders) suggests compliance culture problems
- 05MINORHigh investment range ($526K–$1.18M) with 6% royalty requires $93K–$71K annual royalty on average revenues before debt service and operating costs
- 06MINOR35-year term is unusually long for a growing brand; may indicate difficulty with franchisee retention or renewal rates
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
86 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill · FDD (2025) PDF