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Wok to Walk

Food & Beverage - Quick ServiceFranchising since 2016Website
Investment
$346K – $824K
64th pct Quick Service
Avg revenue
60th pct Quick Service
Royalty
6.0%
46th pct Quick Service
Units
6
21st pct Quick Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $346K – $824K including a $30K franchise fee, 6.0% 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.
  • 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

Legal entity
WTW US FRANCHISE SYSTEMS LLC
Parent company
Wok to Walk Franchise BV
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
6 West Railroad Ave., Second Floor, Tenafly, New Jersey 07670
Auditor
Yehezkel CPA LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$98K
vs $109K prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2025
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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 Wok to Walk unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: qsr
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $346K–$824K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $11K–$20K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

19%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$116K
EBITDA margin
15.5%
Total invested
$600K
Payback
62 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Franchisees operate quick-service Asian cuisine restaurants featuring noodle and rice bowls prepared in an open kitchen format. Daily operations include inventory management, food preparation, customer service, and point-of-sale management, with the business model centered on fast casual dining with likely limited seating and high throughput.

CEO
Judd Williams
Founded
2016
FDD year
2025
States available
2

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$346K – $824K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$11K – $20K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
6.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
0.5%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
6.5%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
6
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
3
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
50%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+0.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+0.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
3±0
Franchised units
2024
3
Franchised units
2025
3
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 12 · 2 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.

2

states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)

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

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

Wok to Walk presents meaningful risk due to an underdeveloped franchise system (6 units), missing financial performance data, unprotected territories, and unclear unit economics across a wide investment band.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 6 units systemwide indicates extremely small, unproven franchise system with minimal scale
  2. 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed (missing FTC Item 19) prevents ROI validation and suggests franchisor may lack performance data
  3. 03MINORWide investment range ($346K-$823.5K) without corresponding unit count breakdown suggests inconsistent unit economics
  4. 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk between franchisees and leaves unit vulnerable to cannibalization
  5. 05MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue makes it impossible to model actual franchisor support ROI
  6. 06MINORMicro-system (6 units) indicates insufficient franchisee base for network effects, peer support, or supply chain leverage

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Protected territory
No
Initial term
10 years
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Delaware

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
81 hrs
On-the-job training
183 hrs
POS system
Proprietary POS Software
Operating tech stack

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.

No franchisee contacts available for Wok to Walk. This brand's FDD Item 20 did not include a contactable franchisee list.

FDD download

Wok to Walk · FDD (2025) PDF

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