Bottom line
- Total investment $1.5M – $4.1M including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- 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
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 Pickle Pad unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
4%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
The Pickle Pad franchisees operate quick-service pickle-focused restaurants or retail concepts, likely preparing and selling pickled vegetables, pickle-based beverages, or complementary products. Day-to-day operations include inventory management of pickling supplies, food preparation/fermentation, customer service, and managing a small retail or counter-service location.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
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
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 13 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
The Pickle Pad presents HIGH RISK: a pre-scaled or stalled single-unit franchise with no performance data, questionable corporate finances, and massive capital requirements with unvalidated returns.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in entire system indicates brand is pre-revenue or failed to scale; no growth trajectory data provided
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is False, suggesting financial viability questions at corporate level
- 03MEDNo Item 19 (Average Revenue/Net Income) disclosed—impossible to validate ROI on $1.5M-$4M investment
- 04MEDHigh investment range ($1.5M-$4M) paired with 6% royalty on undisclosed revenue creates unpredictable cash flow
- 05MINOR10-year term with single-unit system suggests either new concept or struggling franchisor unable to attract operators
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosed could indicate inadequate legal history or reporting; single unit makes disputes unlikely but not reassuring
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
20 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Pickle Pad · FDD (2026) PDF