Bottom line
- Total investment $290K – $1.2M including a $65K franchise fee, 7.0% 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 Red Bird unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
13%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
The Red Bird franchisees operate [BUSINESS TYPE NOT DISCLOSED IN PROVIDED DATA]. Day-to-day operations likely involve [INSUFFICIENT DATA]. Without knowing the actual business model, location type, or service offering, franchisee responsibilities cannot be assessed.
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 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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 Red Bird presents extreme risk due to going concern status, micro-scale operation (3 units), complete financial opacity, and unsubstantiated ROI potential for a $289K–$1.16M investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates franchisor financial distress or viability questions
- 02MEDOnly 3 units in system suggests minimal scale, limited support infrastructure, and unproven model
- 03MINORZero financial disclosure (revenue, net income, Item 19) prevents ROI validation and suggests poor performance
- 04MEDHigh initial investment range ($289.5K–$1.16M) with no disclosed average unit economics creates severe risk-reward imbalance
- 05MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory indicates system is either stagnant or contracting
- 06MED7% royalty on undisclosed revenue means franchisee profitability cannot be verified
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
1 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Red Bird · FDD (2025) PDF