Yogurtland
Bottom line
- Total investment $232K – $637K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $875K/year (median $855K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 50/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 88 loans (below the industry average).
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
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 Yogurtland unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
19%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Yogurtland units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$525K
on $2.6M purchase
Total debt
$2.1M
SBA $1.3M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate frozen yogurt self-serve retail locations where customers select from multiple yogurt flavors and toppings, paying by weight. Day-to-day operations include inventory management, equipment maintenance, customer service, staff scheduling, and point-of-sale transactions in a casual QSR environment.
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 · 8 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.
8
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
Yogurtland presents caution-level risk due to missing profitability disclosures, litigation history involving fraud allegations, unprotected territory, and unclear unit growth, despite moderate investment costs and reasonable royalty rates.
Score breakdown · what drove the 50 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosure creates inability to assess true profitability despite $875k average revenue
- 02MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory for 202-unit system raises concerns about whether chain is contracting, stagnant, or growing
- 03HIGHThree litigations including fraud and franchise law violations within recent period indicate material franchisor-franchisee disputes
- 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk from other Yogurtland locations or brand cannibalization
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status of FALSE suggests potential financial instability or reporting concerns at franchisor level
- 06MINOR$827,500 in damages/fees paid in one settlement indicates serious contractual or operational breach
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
Yogurtland · FDD (2025) PDF