Wienerschnitzel
Bottom line
- Total investment $519K – $2.5M including a $40K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 46/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 130 loans (below the industry average).
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 Wienerschnitzel unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
10%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Wienerschnitzel units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.4M
on $6.8M purchase
Total debt
$5.4M
SBA $3.4M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate quick-service hot dog and sausage restaurants, managing food preparation, customer service, inventory, and staffing. Day-to-day operations focus on maintaining food quality and speed of service in a limited-menu format with high labor and food cost dependencies.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 12 states 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.
12
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Wienerschnitzel presents moderate-to-caution risk: a declining unit base, missing financial transparency (no Item 19), recent litigation, and unclear unit-level profitability raise concerns despite protected territory and reasonable royalty rate.
Score breakdown · what drove the 46 / 100 rating
- 01MINORDeclining unit count (1.3% YoY contraction in 316-unit system indicates stagnation/shrinkage)
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — cannot verify the $1.127M average revenue claim or validate unit economics
- 03HIGHRecent litigation (breach of contract/fraud allegations) signals potential franchisor-franchisee disputes, even though dismissed
- 04MINORWide investment range ($519K–$2.5M) suggests inconsistent buildout costs and unclear path to profitability
- 05MINORNo net income disclosure prevents ROI assessment — 5% royalty on $1.127M average revenue yields only ~$56K in gross royalties, leaving thin margins after COGS, labor, rent
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
100 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Wienerschnitzel · FDD (2025) PDF