Brooklyn Dumpling Shop franchise
2022 filing · July 14, 2022
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop at a glance
A fast-casual restaurant serving freshly made dumplings with sweet and savory fillings, often with automated pickup lockers. At the end of 2021 there were 1 Brooklyn Dumpling Shop locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- BDS Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2021
- Franchisor based in
- Cresskill, New Jersey
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $293K–$650K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of weekly gross revenue, paid weekly
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2021
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2019–2021
From BDS Franchising, LLC’s 2022 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Brooklyn Dumpling Shop | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $471,250 | Costs more than 61% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Brooklyn Dumpling Shop franchise costs
Opening one Brooklyn Dumpling Shop costs an estimated $293,000 to $649,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: BDS Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 1
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: BDS Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 13
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of weekly gross revenue, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| TechnologyFee | Currently$250per month |
| TransferFee– Franchise Agreement | $15,000 |
| RequiredMinimum Expenditurefor Local Marketing andAdvertising | 1%ofGross Revenues, witha minimum of$500 permonth |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: BDS Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 14
Other fees as filed, from pages 14–17. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Brooklyn Dumpling Shop does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: BDS Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 57
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $620K–$1.1M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Brooklyn Dumpling Shop compares
Of the 309 fast food franchises on this site, Brooklyn Dumpling Shop is the 109th cheapest to open and the 265th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Brooklyn Dumpling Shop | Typical fast food brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $293K | $353K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $650K | $786K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| US locations | 1 | 23 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 189 of 309 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 309 brands in fast food franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: BDS Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, pages 57–58
Who owns Brooklyn Dumpling Shop?
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop franchises are sold by BDS Franchising, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From BDS Franchising, LLC’s 2022 filing, page 8.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 11–12. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | No bankruptcy of the franchisor. It discloses an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed against its founder in 2013. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: BDS Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, litigation on pages 11–12, bankruptcy on page 12
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop filings
The figures on this page come from BDS Franchising, LLC’s 2022 filing, issued July 14, 2022, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 filing | July 14, 2022 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2019–2021 |
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