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FV-03033·AVOIDExcellent81

Yummi Go Gourmet

Formerly known as Yummi Sushi

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$26K – $279K
1st pct Full Service
Avg revenue
57th pct Full Service
Royalty
Units
397
93rd pct Full Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $26K – $279K including a $50K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated AVOID with a risk score of 82/100.
  • System growing at 44.0% CAGR over 3 years with 397 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
GBC Food Services, LLC
Incorporated in
Texas
HQ
251 Renner Pkwy., Richardson, TX 75080
Auditor
Forvis Mazars, LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$89.7M
vs $87.4M 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 Yummi Go Gourmet 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: $26K–$279K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$171K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

49%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$120K
EBITDA margin
16.0%
Total invested
$243K
Payback
24 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

Yummi Go Gourmet franchisees operate a gourmet food service concept, likely involving prepared meals, specialty ingredients, or quick-service dining. Day-to-day operations include food preparation, customer service, inventory management, and retail sales, with ongoing reliance on franchisor support systems that are currently under regulatory scrutiny.

CEO
Scott Bova
Founded
2011
FDD year
2025
States available
21

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$26K – $279K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $171K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
5 – 25% of weekly Gross Sales
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
26.0%
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
397
Opened
165
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
6
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
99%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+69.3%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+44.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
347+138
Franchised units
2024
205
Franchised units
2025
241
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 22 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
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DC
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FL
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Registered · 22 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

82
Risk · 0-100
AVOID82 / 100

Yummi Go Gourmet presents extreme risk due to active multi-state franchise law litigation, going concern accounting status, zero financial transparency, and predatory franchise terms designed to extract value while minimizing franchisor accountability.

Score breakdown · what drove the 82 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHMultiple active litigation cases across three states (MD, WA, CA) for franchise law violations including selling unregistered franchises and failing to provide required disclosure documents
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status is False, indicating material doubts about the franchisor's ability to continue operations
  3. 03MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed despite 397 units operating, preventing informed ROI analysis
  4. 04MINORExtremely wide and opaque royalty structure (5-25% of weekly gross sales) with no clarity on how rates are determined or justified
  5. 05MINOROne-year franchise term is unusually short and provides minimal security or recoupment period for $26k-$279k investment range
  6. 06MINORNo protected territory despite significant investment, exposing franchisees to direct competition from other system units
  7. 07MINORConsent orders requiring refunds to franchisees suggest previous investors have already experienced material losses
  8. 08HIGH69.3% YoY unit growth appears artificially inflated given litigation and going concern issues—suggests aggressive recruitment masking underlying problems

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
1 year
Renewal term
1 year
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
8
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
Required
Governing law
Texas

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
20 hrs
On-the-job training
60 hrs
POS system
Host Location’s point of sale infrastructure
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

83 numbers

Locked
(972) 815-••••
TX
(518) 221-••••
NY
(714) 220-••••
CA

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FDD download

Yummi Go Gourmet · FDD (2025) PDF

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