Morelia Gourmet Paletas/Morelia Hand Crafted Pops
Food & Beverage · Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts
- Active units
- 17
- Royalty
- 6.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Morelia Gourmet Paletas/Morelia Hand Crafted Pops
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Key terms
- Franchise fee
$60k
- Brand fund
3.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
2.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
150 – 1,000 sq ft
- Multi-Unit Development Agreement (MUDA) – 2 locations
$90k
- MUDA – 3 locations
$125k
- MUDA – more than 3 locations
$30k
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations17
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings2
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate13.3%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR55.8%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio2.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$290k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate6.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.