We Dat’s Chicken and Shrimp
Bottom line
- Total investment $181K – $282K including a $30K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- 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 We Dat’s Chicken and Shrimp unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
40%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate quick-service restaurant locations specializing in chicken and shrimp dishes. Day-to-day operations include food preparation, inventory management, customer service, point-of-sale operations, and adherence to franchisor brand standards across a protected territory.
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 · 10 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
Early-stage, financially opaque franchisor with only 4 units, undisclosed financials, and going concern issues presents substantial risk of franchisor failure and franchisee investment loss.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests material financial instability or uncertainty at franchisor level
- 02MEDOnly 4 units system-wide indicates minimal scale, limited brand recognition, and unproven replicable model
- 03MEDItem 19 (Average Revenue/Net Income) not disclosed — impossible to validate unit economics or ROI on $181k-$282k investment
- 04MINOR7% royalty on unknown revenue base creates unpredictable franchisor support funding and ongoing profitability risk
- 05MEDNo disclosed unit growth trajectory — cannot assess whether system is expanding, stagnant, or contracting
- 06MEDExtremely small franchise system (4 units) means limited operational data, weak purchasing power, and high failure risk if any unit closes
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
10 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
We Dat’s Chicken and Shrimp · FDD (2024) PDF