Dookki
두끼떡볶이Korean food franchise · 444 stores · 13 countries
Investment & fees
Figures shown for market: KR
| Total investment (low) (as of 2026) | ₩167,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Total investment (high) (as of 2023) | ₩185,000,000 |
| Initial franchise fee (as of 2026) | ₩20,000,000 |
| Royalty (as of 2023) | 0% |
Figures are historical, come from the named source, and are not a promise or projection of your results. Costs and outcomes vary by market, site and operator.
Brand facts
- Founded
- 2014
- Franchising since
- 2015
- Total units
- 444
- Overseas units
- 199
- Countries
- 13
- Headquarters
- Seongnam
- Overseas model
- master-franchise
Source: startup.dookki.co.kr
Territory availability
- Australia & NZOpen
- Greater ChinaOpen
- North AmericaOpen
- Southeast AsiaOpen
About the brand
Dookki is a self-serve tteokbokki buffet franchise operated by Dareun Co., headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea. Founded in 2014 and franchising since 2015, the brand lets diners cook unlimited rice cakes, fried foods, noodles, fried rice, and desserts at their table for a flat price, with halal and meat-free sauce lines for export markets. Dookki reports 444 stores across 13 countries — 245 in Korea and 199 overseas — expanding abroad exclusively through master franchise partnerships, with Vietnam its largest overseas market at 161 locations.
Vietnam MF partner (since 2017) grew to 161 stores — largest overseas market; US master franchise covering New York/New Jersey/Virginia
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