Considering a Restaurant Franchise? Is Xiaolongmen Hotpot Maocai a Worthwhile Venture?

Xiaolongmen Hot-Pot Malatang

The Spicy Little Concept with Big Returns

One pot of tongue-tingling stock. Unlimited fresh add-ins. A system built for people who have never opened a restaurant before. That’s Xiaolongmen.

Stand-out flavour

Our proprietary mala base layers Sichuan peppercorns, chilies, and aromatics that cook down in small batches every night. The flavour is complex but easy; customers build their own bowl and let the soup do the work.

Quality that sells itself

Vegetables arrive at the store at dawn; chicken, beef, and seafood are pre-cut in controlled temperature rooms. Guests see the colours, smell the freshness, and come back tomorrow.

Six-week launch plan

• Site walk-through & traffic study—no cost to you

• Turn-key interior kit; mount the wall panels, plug in the fridges, paint two beams red—store open

• Staff training: menu prep safety, upsell phrasing, delivery tablet flow

• Grand-opening playbook with social-media templates and local coupon drops

Revenue engine

One mini-bowl in, 65 % gross margin out. Our compact 40-seat stalls or even 200-sq-ft kiosks clear break-even in 4–6 months thanks to a dual channel:

Dine-in lunch rush

Delivery dinner crowd (average delivery ticket 40 % higher)

Logistics you never touch

All soup bases, signature oils, and spice packets are sealed, labeled, and sent by scheduled freight. The only back-of-house task is one tilting kettle—fewer employees, lower waste.

Take the next step

Request a sales kit and see inflated profit projections vanish. We supply the heat, the look, and the plan; you bring the pan and the passion.