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    Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii vs Gong Cha USA Franchising

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

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    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii: 6, Gong Cha USA Franchising: 8). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureBad Ass Coffee of HawaiiGCGong Cha USA Franchising
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $186,700 – $915,500
    Non-traditional shop total initial investment low estimate: $186,700
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22
    $207,450 – $648,460
    Total initial investment: $207,450–$648,460
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 31
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $25,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14
    $37,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 20
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $5.00
    Royalty 1 — 5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    $6.00
    ITEM 6 OTHER FEES Type of Fee Amount Due Date Remarks Royalty Fee — 6%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $2.00
    National Marketing Contribution 1 — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    $1.00
    Brand Marketing Fee: 1% of weekly Net Sales, payable the third business day of each week; may increase to 2% upon 90 days’ prior written notice.
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    42
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51
    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +10
    Calculated: 32 at end of 2023 → 42 at end of 2025
    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    1995
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 24 traditional franchised shops open and reporting all twelve months; 36 operat…
    $790,984
    other Net Sales 2 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 5 traditional franchised shops
    $1,456,314
    other Top 5 Shops · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 10 traditional franchised shops
    $1,183,989
    other Top 10 Shops · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    +3 more groups in the full report
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top Quartile (56 Stores)
    $992,695
    other Top Quartile · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom Two Quartiles (111 Stores)
    $259,084
    other Bottom Two Quartiles · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2nd Quartile (55 Stores)
    $491,141
    other 2nd Quartile · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    +5 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

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