Ladurée
Formerly known as Sublicense FDD
Bottom line
- Total investment $554K – $1.5M including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.
- 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 LADURÉE unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
7%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate upscale Ladurée patisseries/tea salons serving premium French macarons, pastries, and specialty beverages. Daily operations include artisanal product preparation, inventory management, staffing, and high-touch customer service in premium retail locations with significant overhead for location and décor standards.
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
Last reporting year only, multi-year history not disclosed in this brand's FDD.
Item 20 · 14 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
Luxury pastry franchise with minimal disclosure, tiny system size, and unclear financial viability presents substantial risk despite protected territory.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure despite high investment range ($553K-$1.5M) — impossible to validate ROI expectations
- 02MEDOnly 16 units system-wide suggests limited scale, unproven franchise model, and potential difficulty achieving economies of scale
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential financial instability or uncertainty at corporate level
- 04MEDHigh initial investment ($553K-$1.5M) with 6% royalty creates significant breakeven burden without disclosed average unit volumes
- 05MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory prevents assessment of system momentum or franchisee success rates
- 06MINORLuxury goods retail highly vulnerable to economic cycles and consumer discretionary spending contractions
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
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
LADURÉE · FDD (2025) PDF