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Dessert Mango Mango

Formerly known as Mango Mango Dessert

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 2017Website
Investment
$340K – $596K
44th pct Full Service
Avg revenue
$656K
8th pct Full Service
Royalty
4.0%
6th pct Full Service
Units
36
66th pct Full Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $340K – $596K including a $30K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $656K/year (median $569K).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100.
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Mango Franchise USA LLC
Incorporated in
New York
HQ
73-31 57th Avenue, Maspeth, New York 11378
Auditor
Chongping Zhao, CPA
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$1.2M
vs $1.3M prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2025
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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 Dessert Mango Mango unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $655,872
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $340K–$596K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $30K–$60K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

22%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$111K
EBITDA margin
17.0%
Total invested
$513K
Payback
55 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.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Dessert Mango Mango units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$1.3M

on $6.6M purchase

Total debt

$5.2M

SBA $3.3M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Franchisees operate quick-service dessert shops specializing in mango-based treats (smoothies, shaved ice, frozen desserts, etc.). Day-to-day operations include managing inventory of fresh/frozen mangoes, preparing beverages and desserts, managing counter staff, handling POS systems, and maintaining food safety standards. Typical footprints are mall kiosks, street-level storefronts, or food court locations with limited seating.

CEO
Xiao (Sean) Chen
Founded
2013
FDD year
2025
States available
16

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$340K – $596K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$30K – $60K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
4.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
6.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$656K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$569K
Item 19 type
Revenue
Sample size
25 units
vs category median 15
Range (low → high)
$44K$2.0M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank8th
vs Food & Beverage - Full Service peers
Investment cost rank44th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank6th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank66th
vs Food & Beverage - Full Service peers
Risk score rank18th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
36
Opened
6
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
2.8%
Company-owned
9
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
75%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+3.8%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+35.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
27+1
Franchised units
2024
26
Franchised units
2025
20
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 24 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
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OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 24 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

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

52
Risk · 0-100
STRONG52 / 100

Dessert Mango Mango presents moderate-to-cautionary risk due to missing profitability disclosures, anemic unit growth, high capital requirements, and unclear actual earnings potential for franchisees.

Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNet Income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — inability to verify actual profitability claims against $655,872 average revenue
  2. 02MEDSlow unit growth of 3.8% YoY with only 36 total units suggests limited brand momentum and market validation
  3. 03MEDHigh initial investment range ($340K–$596K) paired with undisclosed net income creates unclear ROI timeline
  4. 04MEDAnnual minimum Gross Sales requirement tied to 4% royalty introduces financial risk if revenue fluctuates seasonally or declines
  5. 05MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years), requiring earlier renewal decision and higher turnover risk

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
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
New York

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
23 hrs
On-the-job training
95 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

51 numbers

Locked
(412) 685-••••
PA
(763) 373-••••
MN
(667) 802-••••
MD

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FDD download

Dessert Mango Mango · FDD (2025) PDF

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