Gelatissimo
Bottom line
- Total investment $373K – $886K including a $35K franchise fee, 4.0% 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
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 Gelatissimo unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
12%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Gelatissimo franchisees operate gelato shops, managing daily operations including product preparation, customer service, inventory management, and store staffing. The business model centers on premium ice cream/gelato retail with likely seasonal demand fluctuations and dependency on foot traffic in high-visibility locations.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
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
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 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).
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
Gelatissimo presents high risk due to going concern status, minimal system scale, unverified unit economics, and lack of territorial protection—suitable only for investors with high risk tolerance and capital to absorb losses.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates franchisor financial distress or operational viability concerns
- 02MEDOnly 5 units in system with no disclosed average revenue/net income makes ROI projections impossible
- 03MINORExplosive 300% YoY unit growth from ~1-2 units is unsustainable and suggests either new concept or prior collapse
- 04MINORNo protected territory creates direct competition risk between franchisees in same market
- 05MINORWide investment range ($372,500–$885,500) with no clear breakdown suggests inconsistent unit economics
- 06MINORHigh franchise fee ($35,000) relative to tiny system size and unproven unit economics
- 07MINORNo Item 19 financial performance data prevents validation of franchisor's revenue/profitability claims
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
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
7 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Gelatissimo · FDD (2025) PDF