Ugly Dumpling franchise
2023 filing · March 14, 2023
Ugly Dumpling at a glance
A restaurant serving dumplings, appetizers and sides, as a full-service restaurant or a smaller Express.
The business
- Franchisor
- Ugly Dumpling Franchise LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2023
- Franchisor based in
- Flushing, New York
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $427K–$1.66M
- A full-service restaurant
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales, paid monthly, plus 1% to brand development
- Renewal fee
- $5,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 20 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2022
- 0
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2020–2022
From Ugly Dumpling Franchise LLC’s 2023 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Ugly Dumpling among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Ugly Dumpling | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,041,850 | Costs more than 84% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 0 | Fewer than 97% of franchises |
How much a Ugly Dumpling franchise costs
Opening a full-service restaurant costs an estimated $427,400 to $1,656,300. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Ugly Dumpling Franchise LLC, 2023 filing, page 18
Ugly Dumpling franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Ugly Dumpling Franchise LLC, 2023 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, paid monthly, plus 1% to brand development. |
|---|---|
| Software Fee | $780 |
| Transfer Fee | $15,000 |
| Renewal Fee | $5,000 |
| Training Fee | $3,000 to $9,000 |
| Local Marketing | $1,500 per month |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Ugly Dumpling Franchise LLC, 2023 filing, page 12
Other fees as filed, from pages 12–17. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Ugly Dumpling 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: Ugly Dumpling Franchise LLC, 2023 filing, page 45
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $870K–$1.5M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Ugly Dumpling compares
Of the 813 restaurant franchises on this site, Ugly Dumpling is the 437th cheapest to open and the 768th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Ugly Dumpling | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $427K | $408K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.66M | $866K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 474 of 813 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 813 brands in restaurant franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Ugly Dumpling Franchise LLC, 2023 filing, page 46
Who owns Ugly Dumpling?
Ugly Dumpling franchises are sold by Ugly Dumpling Franchise LLC.
From Ugly Dumpling Franchise LLC’s 2023 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
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: Ugly Dumpling Franchise LLC, 2023 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Ugly Dumpling filings
The figures on this page come from Ugly Dumpling Franchise LLC’s 2023 filing, issued March 14, 2023, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 filing | March 14, 2023 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2020–2022 |
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