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12,276 Korea profiles10,588 US filingsKorean Food leads industry demand
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Institutional report · April 2026

Korea Franchise Market Intelligence 2026

Built on KFTC primary data. Every figure tagged to source. Working scenario model in Appendix E. Half the price of Mordor's equivalent.

From $2,499 · 25 pages · 5 appendices
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The public database does the screening work. Free accounts and Explorer membership unlock the deeper comparison and profile detail that comes next.

Live coverage

22,864

Profiles mapped across the current research database.

Korea

12,276

Deep KFTC coverage with normalized operating detail.

United States

10,588

Filing-backed profiles structured for faster screening.

Industries

62

Category lanes that open directly into live browse.

Signal board

Current category scale from the live database.

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Korean Food

3,803 tracked

44,497 stores

Food & Beverage

1,550 tracked

Partial

Other F&B / Dining

1,205 tracked

19,239 stores

Why FranchiseCensus

12,276 Korean brands no English-language site has structured

Every KFTC-registered system, normalized into the same schema as the US database. Search, compare, and screen Korean franchise targets the same way you would a US brand — without a translator.

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Open a profile and you see startup cost, royalty rate, store-network history, contract terms, and Item 19 financials in one screen. The free layer answers the first question; membership answers the diligence question.

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When the question gets bigger than one profile — category sizing, market entry, deal screening — the same data feeds the Korea Franchise 2026 institutional report ($2,499) and custom research briefs.

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MEGA MGC COFFEE

Korea · 3,360 stores · Coffee

  • Korean source name: 메가엠지씨커피(MEGA MGC COFFEE)
  • Detailed investment data unlocks with Explorer
  • KFTC cost and health detail unlocks with Explorer

BONCHON FRANCHISE LLC

United States · Store count partial · Food & Beverage

  • BONCHON FRANCHISE LLC
  • Detailed investment data unlocks with Explorer
  • Financial detail unlocks with Explorer

A Twosome Place

Korea · 1,670 stores · Coffee

  • Korean source name: 투썸플레이스
  • Detailed investment data unlocks with Explorer
  • KFTC cost and health detail unlocks with Explorer
MetricMEGA MGC COFFEEBONCHON FRANCHISE LLCA Twosome Place
Latest store count
3,360N/A1,670
Industry
CoffeeFood & BeverageCoffee
Parent company
MGC GlobalBONCHON FRANCHISE LLCA Twosome Place
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Institutional report · Available now

Korea Franchise Market Intelligence 2026

Built on KFTC primary data, every figure tagged to source, with a working scenario model your associates can run against a target. Half the price of Mordor's equivalent.

From $2,49925 pages · 5 appendices · institutional
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What you can do with it

  • Screen 12 Korean targets in an afternoon with normalized startup costs and royalty structures.
  • Cite a primary KFTC source the LP will accept on the first read.
  • Run the Appendix E scenario model against a specific deal's economics.

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