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Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
Gong cha USA offers a bubble tea franchise opportunity with an initial investment ranging from $174,500 to $619,500.
Everything below is free, read straight off Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program)'s registered filing, with where the numbers land against food & beverage peers. Weighing Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program)'s most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-30904 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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How much does a Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) franchise make?
Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every food & beverage brand that discloses earnings in the Food & beverage franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program)'s 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program)'s most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) does disclose legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program)'s most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a food & beverage of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program)'s latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 3.2%, against a food & beverage median of 3.3% — at or better than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +30 to 187 in the latest reported year.
Food & beverage franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) franchise — frequently asked
How much does a Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) franchise cost?
Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program)'s most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $174,500 – $619,500, with an initial franchise fee of $172,500 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against food & beverage peers it sits in the lower quartile (median $379,725).
How much profit does a Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) franchise make?
Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program)), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program)?
Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program)'s most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Is Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program) a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Gong cha USA Franchising, LLC (Unit Franchise Program)'s numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against food & beverage peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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