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Morelia Gourmet Paletas

Brand Summary

Morelia Gourmet Paletas is redefining frozen desserts with handcrafted paletas made from premium natural ingredients. Drawing inspiration from Mexican paletas, Italian gelato, and French sorbet, offering a fully customizable treat experience for all ages. Founded by friends passionate about ice cream and a desire to create the ultimate frozen dessert experience, we provide a unique customer experience using "PICK IT, DIP IT, TOP IT", which allows guests to customize their paletas with a wide selection of flavors, dippings, and toppings; a rich, refreshing, and customizable dessert like no other. Since launching in Miami in 2016, the brand has grown to 18+ locations across the country, bringing joy, one paleta at a time.

Brand Superpowers

Premium handcrafted product

Highly Instagrammable experience

Customizable flavor + toppings

High margins and strong unit economics

Simple, scalable operations

*THE NUMBERS

$162,500 - $386,500 Investment Range

$449,411 Average Gross Sales

N/A N/A

6% of Gross Sales Royalty

Must pay a Brand Development Fund contribution equal to two percent (2%) of Gross Sales, due weekly on Tuesday based on the Gross Sales for the preceding week. Brand Fund

$300,000 Financial Requirements

Business Basics Get to know the brand

The Stats What is the growth trajectory of the brand

Ideal Candidate What characteristics do the highest-performing franchisees have

Founder	N/A
Home Office Location	16650 NW 27th Avenue, Suite 210 Miami Gardens, Florida 33054
Company Founded	2016
Began Franchising	2019
Industry	Food & Beverage – Specialty Frozen Desserts
Industry Size	$11 billion industry
Veteran Discount	N/A
Group Health Insurance	No

Business Basics Get to know the brand

Founder	N/A
Home Office Location	16650 NW 27th Avenue, Suite 210 Miami Gardens, Florida 33054
Company Founded	2016
Began Franchising	2019
Industry	Food & Beverage – Specialty Frozen Desserts
Industry Size	$11 billion industry
Veteran Discount	N/A
Group Health Insurance	No

The Stats What is the growth trajectory of the brand

Company Units Open	5
Franchise Units Awarded All Time	41
Franchise Units Awarded Last 12 Months	6
Franchise Units Open	6
Number of franchisees	30

Ideal Candidate What characteristics do the highest-performing franchisees have

Owner Operator Preferred
Relationship Builder
Values Outstanding Customer Service
Operations Focused
Community Centric
Leadership Skills

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

DO THEY OFFER FINANCING TO HELP BUY THE FRANCHISE?

No; however the brand is happy to help a candidate in any way they can.

WHAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY DO THEY HAVE IN PLACE?

Scheduling, CRM and Inventory Management

DO THEY OFFER FLEXIBLE OWNERSHIP?

Yes

DO THEY OFFER A DISCOUNT TO VETERANS?

N/A

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