Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee
Bottom line
- Total investment $202K – $259K including a $15K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.
- System growing at 416.0% CAGR over 3 years with 261 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 Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
28%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate mobile or fixed-location specialty coffee retail shops under the Travelin' Tom's brand, handling daily barista operations, customer service, inventory management, and local marketing. Revenue depends on foot traffic, product pricing, and operational efficiency, with franchisees bearing full responsibility for labor, rent/vehicle costs, and supplies.
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 · 16 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
Travelin' Tom's Coffee presents significant caution due to missing financial disclosure, going concern flag, and extreme unit growth rate that may mask unit-level profitability problems.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) — impossible to validate ROI claims or assess profitability
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability at franchisor level despite unit growth
- 03MINORRapid unit growth of 85.6% YoY is unsustainable and may indicate aggressive recruitment masking underlying unit performance issues
- 04MINORRoyalty structure is extremely low ($3,000-$5,000 annually) — either units are unprofitable or franchisor is undercapitalized
- 05MINORHigh total investment range ($201,840-$259,325) relative to low ongoing royalties suggests weak unit economics
- 06MINOR10-year term with escalating royalties creates long-term lock-in with minimal franchisor financial transparency
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
88 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee · FDD (2025) PDF