Bottom line
- Total investment $6K – $16K including a $4K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 Winzer unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
914%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Winzer franchisees operate wine-related retail and/or service businesses (exact model unclear from limited data). Day-to-day operations likely involve inventory management, customer service, sales transactions, and compliance with wine regulations, though specific operational scope requires clarification.
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 · 18 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Winzer presents meaningful risk due to declining unit count, absent financial disclosure, unprotected territory, and unclear royalty structure that obscures true profitability potential.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 4.1% YoY (263 units) suggesting system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI validation and profitability assessment
- 03MINORWide royalty range (8-16% of gross profits) lacks transparency on how rates are determined and what triggers higher tier
- 04MINORNo protected territory creates direct competition risk from other franchisees and cannibalization potential
- 05MINORLow franchise fee ($3,500) relative to total investment ($5,950-$16,153) suggests 59-71% of costs are in startup capital with unclear allocation and ROI timeline
- 06MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (typically 10 years), creating renewal uncertainty and limiting time to recoup investment
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
Winzer · FDD (2025) PDF