World Famous Meats
Bottom line
- Total investment $255K – $308K including a $25K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 67/100.
- 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
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 World Famous Meats unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
42%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate a specialty meat retail and/or prepared food establishment, likely focusing on premium, 'world famous' meat products (butchery, BBQ, steakhouse, or similar). Day-to-day operations include inventory management, food preparation/curing, customer service, and retail sales in 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 · 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Unproven single-unit franchise with no financial transparency, undisclosed unit economics, and no evidence of franchisee success — investment thesis relies entirely on franchisor promises rather than demonstrated results.
Score breakdown · what drove the 67 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchise unit operating — no proven system scalability or franchisee success track record
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure — cannot verify average unit economics, profitability, or revenue claims
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($255k-$307k) with unvalidated ROI potential and no performance benchmarks
- 04MINORLack of multi-unit growth demonstrates no demonstrated franchise model traction or market demand
- 05MINOR4% royalty structure appears competitive but meaningless without knowing actual gross revenues franchisees achieve
- 06MINORInsufficient data on franchisor support, training, and operational systems for a meat-based food business
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
World Famous Meats · FDD (2023) PDF