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Cupbop

Cupbop

Cupbop Franchise, LLC franchises the right to operate Cupbop restaurants offering Korean-style barbeque rice cups, salads, chicken wings, potstickers, and other food and beverage products prepared according to proprietary recipes and standards. Restaurants are typically located in strip shopping centers or free-standing sites, providing carry-out, off-premises catering, and on-premises dining services. The business model includes single-unit franchises and area development agreements for multiple units, targeting the competitive fast-casual dining market with a focus on Korean cuisine.

31locations
$299K–$669K
Since 2017
Food & BeverageDraper, UTCupbop Co., Gold Light Holdings, LLC, MAK Holdings LLCwww.cupbop.comDisclaimer

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Franchise Costs

Franchise Fee
$40,000
Initial Investment
$298,740 – $669,390
Royalty Rate
6.00%
Brand Fund
2.00%

6% royalty + up to 4.5% (currently 2%) ad fund

Financial Performance


Item 19 Financial Performance

Average Gross Revenue
$616,460
Median Gross Revenue
$577,656
Top Quartile Revenue
$860,062
Bottom Quartile Revenue
$423,732

Data Based On: 28 traditional franchise restaurants in the United States operating for at least one full calendar year as of December 31, 2025

* Average gross revenue confirmed by weighted average calculation of segmented data (7 units * $860,062 + 7 units * $639,950 + 7 units * $542,096 + 7 units * $423,732) / 28 units = $616,460. Median gross revenue taken directly from the overall total provided in Table 2 for Franchise Restaurants. Revenue top quartile is the average gross revenue of the 'Greater than $760K' segment (7 units), representing the top 25% of the 28 units. Revenue bottom quartile is the average gross revenue of the 'Less than $500K' segment (7 units), representing the bottom 25% of the 28 units. No profit or EBITDA data was provided.

Extracted Item 19 Section

Avg. Revenue: $616,460

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How Cupbop Compares

FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
Cupbop
Current
$299K – $669K$40K6.0%31
Tropical Smoothie Cafe$276K – $771K$35K6.0%1,650
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ$300K – $721K$35K6.0%1,371
FIREHOUSE SUBS RESTAURANTS (UNIT)$405K – $1.6M$20K6.0%1,249
Zaxby's$1.4M – $3.8M$35K6.0%826
Qdoba$548K – $1.3M$40K5.0%652
Fast Casual Average
107 franchises
$529K – $1.2M$39K5.6%

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 107 Fast Casual franchises by location count.

Locations & Growth


Outlet Growth Over Time

Total outlets at end of each year

Geographic Distribution (2025)

Outlets by state across the United States

Top States
1Arizona
9
2Idaho
9
3Texas
5
4Utah
4
5Oklahoma
3
6Nevada
1

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Franchisee Contacts

19 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

19 Contacts Available

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Due Diligence


Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases0
No litigation involving franchisees reported

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo
No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
3
Non-Renewals
0
Reacquired
2
Ceased Ops
31
Transfers
0
Sold to Franchisees
1
Projected New
1

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Frequently Asked Questions

The total initial investment to open a Cupbop franchise ranges from $298,740 to $669,390. This includes a franchise fee of $40,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 6.0% of gross sales.