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THE FRANCHISE Year Began/ Available Seeking 2017 2018 2019 Startup Costs/ Royalty Financing Home- Kiosk/
Franchising U.S. Int’l? Number of Number of Number of Franchise Fee Fee Available? Based/ Express
Since Regions Franchises/ Franchises/ Franchises/ Mobile Unit
Company- Company- Company- Opportunity Available?
Owned Owned Owned

RANK 67 Freddy’s Frozen Custard & 2002/2004 ALL* C,I** 249/18 287/24 324/27 $590.5K-$1.99M/$25K 4.5% NO NO NO
Steakburgers
Frozen custard, steakburgers, hot dogs
Wichita, Kan.
NOT RANKED
Stricklands Frozen Custard 1936/2002 ALL NO 4/0 4/0 4/0 $188.5K-$315K/$25K 6% YES NO NO
Frozen custard, ice cream, yogurt, sorbet
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

FROZEN DESSERTS: ICE CREAM
Baskin-Robbins 1945/1948 ALL C,I 7,892/0 8,011/0 8,072/0 $93.6K-$401.8K/ 5.9% YES NO YES
13 Ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen beverages $12.5K-$25K
Canton, Mass.
Dairy Queen 1940/1940 ALL C,I 6,753/2 6,862/2 7,035/2 $1.1M-$1.8M/$35K 4% YES NO NO
16 Ice cream, burgers, chicken
Bloomington, Minn.
Ben & Jerry’s 1978/1981 MW,SE, C,I 557/29 556/37 577/38 $149.2K-$504.3K/ 3% YES NO YES
63 Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, smoothies SW $16K-$37K
South Burlington, Vt.
Dippin’ Dots Franchising 1988/1999 ALL C,I** 212/1 219/1 223/0 $112.2K-$366.95K/ VARIES YES YES YES
207 Specialty ice cream, frozen yogurt, ices, sorbet $15K
Paducah, Ky.
Marble Slab Creamery 1983/1984 ALL I** 335/0 330/0 348/0 $316.1K-$409.1K/ 6% NO NO NO
311 Ice cream, frozen yogurt, baked goods $15K-$25K
Atlanta
Carvel 1934/1947 NE,SW C,I** 398/0 373/0 356/0 $250.6K-$415.5K/$30K $2.44/ YES NO YES
361 Ice cream, ice cream cakes GALLON
Atlanta
Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream 1945/1989 ALL NO 28/11 33/11 36/11 $224.5K-$666.5K/$50K 6% NO NO NO
385 Ice cream
Canfield, Ohio
The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe 1961/1977 ALL NO 202/0 207/0 217/0 $164.2K-$542.8K/$30K 4% NO NO YES
397 Ice cream
Minneapolis
Creamistry Franchise 2013/2014 ALL C,I 44/2 61/1 62/1 $224.5K-$576.5K/$40K 6% YES NO YES
432 Made-to-order ice cream and frozen desserts
Yorba Linda, Calif.
NOT RANKED
Bruster’s Real Ice Cream 1989/1993 NE,S, NO 195/2 196/2 192/2 $229.2K-$1.3M/$35K 5% YES NO NO
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, ices, sherbets SE,SW,
Bridgewater, Pa. W
Buzzed Bull Creamery 2016/2019 ALL C,I** 0/0 0/0 1/1 $180.96K-$562.3K/ 6% YES NO NO
Alcohol-infused ice cream $30K
Cincinnati
Cold Stone Creamery 1988/1994 ALL C,I 1,238/ 1,233/3 1,204/4 $53.2K-$468.8K/ 6% YES NO YES
Ice cream, sorbet 10 $10K-$27K
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Fosters Freeze 1946/1946 ALL NO 72/0 70/0 70/0 $64K-$587.5K/ 4%/8% NO NO NO
Soft-serve ice cream, burgers, sandwiches, $5K-$25K
hot dogs, fries
Chino Hills, Calif.
Ice Cream Rollery 2018/2018 ALL NO 0/0 0/1 0/1 $85.6K-$153.9K/ 5% NO NO NO
Rolled ice cream $9K-$20K
Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Sub Zero Franchise 2004/2005 ALL C,I** 49/3 56/3 59/1 $223.95K-$480K/$35K 6% YES NO YES
Ice cream, Italian ice, frozen yogurt, custard
Provo, Utah
Sweet Charlie’s 2015/2016 ALL C,I 3/4 12/4 15/3 $124.8K-$236.1K/$30K 6% YES NO NO
Rolled ice cream and specialty desserts
Philadelphia

FROZEN DESSERTS: MISCELLANEOUS
Kona Ice 2007/2008 ALL C,I 894/14 1,048/ 1,180/ $127.8K-$151.6K/$15K $3K-$4K/YR. YES YES NO
60 Shaved-ice trucks 18 19
Florence, Ky.
NOT RANKED
Bahama Buck’s 1989/1993 MW,S, NO 103/3 109/4 106/4 $303.7K-$956.3K/ 6% YES NO YES
Shaved ice, fruit smoothies SE,SW, $29.5K
Lubbock, Texas W
BPC Franchising 2016/2019 ALL C,I** 0/0 0/0 2/1 $105.7K-$142.3K/$15K 8% YES YES NO
Alcoholic sorbets and gelatos
Holiday, Fla.
Frios Gourmet Pops 2014/2018 ALL NO 0/3 7/1 33/2 $27.2K-$186.95K/ 0 NO YES YES
Popsicles $12.5K-$25K
Mobile, Ala.
Paciugo Gelato Caffe 2000/2004 ALL C,I** 32/4 33/1 31/1 $124.7K-$489.3K/$20K 6% YES NO YES
Gelato, pastries, beverages
Dallas
Pinkberry 2005/2006 ALL NO 96/16 94/9 91/2 $316.3K-$597.1K/$35K 6% YES NO YES
Frozen yogurt, frozen-yogurt shakes,
Greek-yogurt smoothies
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Popbar 2010/2010 ALL C,I** 25/1 31/1 26/1 $217K-$458.4K/$35K 6% YES NO YES
Gelato, sorbetto, and frozen yogurt on a stick
New York

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