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La Diperie

Food & Beverage - Quick ServiceFranchising since 2019Website
Investment
$163K – $553K
28th pct Quick Service
Avg revenue
60th pct Quick Service
Royalty
6.0%
46th pct Quick Service
Units
2
9th pct Quick Service
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $163K – $553K including a $25K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
  • 18 litigation matters disclosed in Item 3 — higher than typical. Review the summary for patterns (franchisor-initiated vs. franchisee-initiated).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
MTY Franchising USA, Inc.
Parent company
MTY Food Group, Inc.
Incorporated in
Tennessee
HQ
9311 East Via de Ventura, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258
Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$598K
vs $604K 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 La Diperie 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: qsr
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $163K–$553K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $20K–$20K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

27%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$101K
EBITDA margin
13.5%
Total invested
$378K
Payback
45 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

La Diperie appears to operate a quick-service food concept (likely dips/spreads or specialty food retail based on brand name). Franchisees manage daily operations including customer service, food preparation/assembly, inventory management, and local marketing within their assigned territory—though territory protection is explicitly absent.

CEO
Eric Lefebvre
Founded
2001
FDD year
2026
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$163K – $553K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$20K – $20K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$25K
Royalty
6.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.5%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.5%
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
2
Opened
1
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+100.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+100.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
2+1
Franchised units
2025
1
Franchised units
2026
1
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 5 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
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 5 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.

Total loans
2
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

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

Risk & Legal

75
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION75 / 100

Micro-franchise system with chronic litigation, zero meaningful growth, undisclosed financials, and three active franchisor lawsuits against franchisees—extreme caution warranted.

Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 2 units system-wide with zero net growth trajectory despite 100% YoY claim (likely means 1→2 units)
  2. 02MINOR3 ongoing franchisor-vs-franchisee lawsuits for breach of contract and trademark infringement indicate systemic operational/legal friction
  3. 03HIGH9 concluded litigations/arbitrations involving predecessors and affiliates suggest chronic dispute patterns across company history
  4. 04MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19 absent) prevents financial performance validation
  5. 05MINORUnprotected territory creates direct cannibalization risk if franchisor opens competing units nearby
  6. 06MEDHigh investment range ($162.7K-$553K) combined with minimal unit count and undisclosed profitability creates severe ROI opacity
  7. 07MINOR6% royalty on gross sales (not net) is punitive if margins are thin

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Protected territory
No
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
18
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
Arizona

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
40 hrs
On-the-job training
40 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

5 numbers

Locked
(480) 362-••••
AZ
(401) 462-••••
RI
(608) 266-••••
WI

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FDD download

La Diperie · FDD (2026) PDF

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