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Bobapop Tea Bar

Food & Beverage - Coffee & TeaFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$186K – $426K
18th pct Coffee & Tea
Avg revenue
49th pct Coffee & Tea
Royalty
2.5%
3rd pct Coffee & Tea
Units
6
36th pct Coffee & Tea
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $186K – $426K including a $35K franchise fee, 2.5% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
  • No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Bobapop LLC
Parent company
None
Incorporated in
Maryland
HQ
312 Main Street, Suite 100, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Auditor
Mario Marcel of Celtax
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$596K
vs $450K prior year

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 Bobapop Tea Bar unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restaurant
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $186K–$426K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$20K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

29%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$94K
EBITDA margin
12.5%
Total invested
$321K
Payback
41 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Bobapop franchisees operate bubble tea retail locations, preparing and serving specialty tea drinks with tapioca pearls and customizable toppings. Day-to-day duties include inventory management, POS operations, staff scheduling, customer service, and marketing. Franchisees are responsible for hiring and training staff, maintaining food safety standards, and meeting brand standards for product quality and store appearance.

CEO
Sam Lin
Founded
2017
FDD year
2025
States available
2

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$186K – $426K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $20K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$35K
Royalty
2.5%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
n/d
Total fee load
2.5%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
6
Opened
1
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
83%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+25.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+150.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
5+1
Franchised units
2024
4
Franchised units
2025
2
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 12 · 2 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.

2

states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

Bobapop is a micro-franchise with no financial transparency, unproven unit economics, and a dangerously small system size that limits validation and support infrastructure.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (avg revenue and net income not disclosed) — impossible to assess ROI or payback period
  2. 02MINORExtremely small franchise system (only 6 units) with unproven scalability and minimal peer network for support
  3. 03MINORVery high investment range ($185.5K–$425.5K) relative to system size creates liquidity risk if franchise underperforms
  4. 04MINORDual royalty structure (2.5%–4%) with non-traditional units undefined — potential for hidden costs or margin compression
  5. 05MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (typically 10 years), suggesting higher renewal uncertainty
  6. 06MINOR25% YoY growth on 6-unit base is only ~1.5 net new units — growth rate may not be sustainable or statistically significant

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Maryland

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
0 hrs
On-the-job training
17 hrs
POS system
Toast
Operating tech stack

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

1 numbers

Locked
(240) 846-••••
Sam Lin
MD

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Bobapop Tea Bar · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above