Warabimochi Kamakura
Bottom line
- Total investment $89K – $227K including a $69K franchise fee, 40.0% 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 Warabimochi Kamakura unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-100%
Negative
Overview
About
Warabimochi Kamakura franchisees operate specialty Japanese mochi dessert shops selling traditional warabi mochi and related confections, likely in retail storefronts or kiosks. Day-to-day operations involve food preparation, inventory management, point-of-sale transactions, and customer service in a food service environment with perishable products and potentially complex recipes.
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 · 15 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
Going concern status, zero operating units, missing financial disclosures, and unusually high royalty structure on subfranchisee fees indicate a high-risk, potentially pre-revenue or distressed franchisor with unproven unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern warning indicates potential financial distress or viability questions at franchisor level
- 02MINORZero operating units with unknown growth trajectory suggests either pre-launch or system collapse/reboot
- 03MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI validation and profitability assessment
- 04MINORExtremely high royalty structure (40% of subfranchisee fees) is unusual and may indicate franchisor dependency on recruitment rather than operational support
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($88,883–$226,667) combined with non-disclosure of returns creates significant financial risk
- 06HIGHUnknown franchise term viability and no disclosed litigation history raises transparency concerns
- 07MEDJapanese specialty food concept (mochi) has limited market appeal and operational complexity in Western markets
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Warabimochi Kamakura · FDD (2025) PDF