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K-roll Yumsem

Formerly known as Yum Yum Bake Shops

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 2025Website
Investment
$217K – $421K
22nd pct Full Service
Avg revenue
57th pct Full Service
Royalty
4.0%
6th pct Full Service
Units
0
0th pct Full Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $217K – $421K including a $30K 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.
  • 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
K-Roll YUMSEM, Inc.
Parent company
Yumsem Co., Ltd.
Incorporated in
Washington
HQ
14761 NE 3rd St., Apt 15, Bellevue, WA 98007
Auditor
PLENUS PKF Global
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
Most recent fiscal year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2026
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 K-roll Yumsem 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: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $217K–$421K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $40K–$66K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

36%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$135K
EBITDA margin
18.0%
Total invested
$372K
Payback
33 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

K-roll Yumsem franchisees likely operate a food service or quick-service restaurant concept, managing daily operations including food preparation, customer service, inventory management, and staff supervision. Without disclosed details, the specific cuisine type, service model (dine-in/takeout/delivery), and operational complexity remain unclear, making it difficult to assess labor intensity and capital efficiency.

CEO
Je Woong Jeong
Founded
2024
FDD year
2026
States available
0

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$217K – $421K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$40K – $66K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
4.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
5.0%
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
0
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
2024
0±0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units
2026
0
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 15 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
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
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TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 15 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

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

Early-stage franchise with zero operating units, undisclosed financials, no territory protection, and compressed contract term represents speculative investment with insufficient performance data.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORZero existing franchise units with unknown growth trajectory indicates either pre-revenue stage or failed system expansion
  2. 02MEDFinancial performance metrics (revenue and net income) completely undisclosed — unable to validate ROI or profitability claims
  3. 03MINORNo protected territory creates direct competition risk from other franchisees and company-owned locations in same area
  4. 04MINORWide investment range ($217k-$421k, 94% spread) suggests undefined unit economics or highly variable startup costs
  5. 05MED5-year term is shorter than industry standard (typically 10 years), creating renewal uncertainty and limited payback window
  6. 06MINOR4% royalty appears low but profitability baseline unknown — cannot assess true cost burden without Item 19 financial data

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
No
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
Washington

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
33 hrs
On-the-job training
54 hrs

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

15 numbers

Locked
(503) 378-••••
OR
(517) 373-••••
MI
(401) 222-••••
RI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

K-roll Yumsem · FDD (2026) PDF

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