Entrepreneur USA - January 2018

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261

Ben & Jerry’s

Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, smoothies

South Burlington, Vt.

1978/1981 MW,NE,

S,SE,

SW,W

C,I 571/15 564/18 557/29 $156.4K-$486K/

$16K-$37K

3% NO NO YES

369

Dippin’ Dots Franchising

Specialty ice cream, frozen yogurt, ices, sorbet

Paducah, Ky.

1988/1999 ALL I** 221/1 204/1 212/1 $112.2K-$366.95K/

$15K

VARIES YES YES YES

401

Marble Slab Creamery

Ice cream, frozen yogurt, baked goods

Atlanta

1983/1984 ALL I* * 355/0 343/0 335/0 $293.1K-$376.1K /

$15K-$25K

6% NO NO NO

N R

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream

Ice cream, frozen yogurt, ices, sherbets

Bridgewater, Pa.

1989/1993 ALL C,I* * 183/2 190/2 195/2 $270.2K-$1.3M/

$30K

5% YES NO NO

Carvel Ice Cream

Ice cream, ice-cream cakes

Atlanta

1934/1947 NE,SE C,I* * 424/0 417/0 398/0 $250.6K-$415.5K /

$30K

$2.33/GALLON YES NO YES

Cold Stone Creamery

Ice cream, sorbet

Scottsdale, Ariz.

1988/1994 ALL C,I 1,224/11 1,253/10 1,238/10$50.2K-$467.5K/

$10K-$27K

6% YES NO YES

Creamistry Franchise

Ice cream

Yorba Linda, Calif.

2013/2014 ALL NO 4/1 24/1 44/2 $224.5K-$576.5K/

$40K

6% YES NO YES

Kremo Ice Cream

Ice cream

Duluth, Ga.

2016/2017 ALL C,I 0/0 0/1 0/1 $180.9K-$273.5K/

$24.9K

6% YES NO NO

Sub Zero Franchise

Ice cream, Italian ice, frozen yogurt, custard

Provo, Utah

2004/2005 ALL C,I** 47/2 49/4 49/3 $239.5K-$484.5K/

$35K

6% YES NO YES

I

83

Kona Ice

Shaved-ice trucks

Florence, Ky.

2007/2008 ALL C,I 667/10 789/9 894/14 $120.2K-$143K/

$15K

$3K-$4K/

YR.

YES YES NO

232

Bahama Buck’s Original Shaved Ice

Shaved ice, fruit smoothies

Lubbock, Texas

1989/1993 MW,

S,SE,

SW,W

NO 65/3 85/3 103/3 $233.3K-$770.5K/

$29.5K

6% YES NO YES

N R

Rita’s Italian Ice

Italian ice, frozen custard

Tr e v o s e , P a.

1984/1989 ALL C,I** 597/0 621/0 605/0 $150.5K-$440.9K/

$30K

6.5% YES NO YES

469

Yogurtland Franchising

Self-serve frozen yogurt

Irvine, Calif.

2006/2007 ALL C,I** 292/16 313/13 316/12 $309.3K-$702K/

$35K

6% YES NO YES

NR

Happy Cow Frozen Yogurt

Frozen yogurt

Wesley Chapel, Fla.

2013/2015 ALL C,I 0/2 0/2 0/2 $210.4K-$392.5K/

$25K

4.5% YES NO NO

Morano Gelato Franchise

Gelato, espresso, granita

West Lebanon, N.H.

2010/2016 ALL NO 0/1 0/1 2/1 $301.2K-$533.7K/

$35K

5% YES NO NO

Paciugo Gelato Caffe

Gelato, pastries, beverages

Dallas

2000/2004 ALL C,I** 30/5 30/7 32/4^1 $103.5K-$455K/

$25K-$30K

4.5% YES NO YES

Popbar

Gelato, sorbetto, and frozen yogurt on a stick

New York

2010/2010 ALL C,I** 13/0 22/1 25/1 $217K-$458.4K/

$35K

6% NO NO YES

sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt

Self-serve frozen yogurt

Richmond, Va.

2009/2012 ALL C,I** 196/55 216/60 200/71^2 $221K-$439.5K/

$30K

5% YES YES YES

1

McDonald’s

Burgers, chicken, salads, beverages

Oak Brook, Ill.

1955/1955 ALL C,I 29,712 /

6,656

30,367/

6,137

31,936/

5,075

$1M-$2.2M/

$45K

4% YES NO NO

6

Sonic Drive-In Restaurants

Burgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, breakfast,

ice cream, beverages

Oklahoma City

1953/1959 ALL NO 3,127/

391

3,130/

396

3,212/

345

$1.1M-$2.4M/

$45K

5% YES NO NO

9

Hardee’s

Burgers, chicken, biscuits

Franklin, Tenn.

1961/1962 ALL C,I** 1,894/

192

2,030/

116

2,111/115 $1.4M-$1.95M/

$25K-$35K

4% YES NO NO

15

Carl’s Jr. Restaurants

Burgers

Franklin, Tenn.

1945/1984 ALL* C,I* * 1,257/

238

1,423/

122

1,536/80 $1.4M-$1.95M/

$25K-$35K

4% YES NO NO

43

Jack in the Box

Burgers

San Diego

1951/1982 MW,SE,

SW,W*

NO 1,818/

431

1,818/

436

1,858/

394

$1.5M-$2.9M/

$50K

5% YES NO NO

(^1) Paciugo Gelato Caffe has 14 additional nonfranchise units.
(^2) sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt has 60 additional nonfranchise units.
RANK
Year Began/
Franchising
Since
Available
U.S.
Regions
Seeking
Int’l?
2015
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
2016
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
2017
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
Royalty
Fee
Home-
Based/
Mobile
Opportunity
Kiosk/
Express
Unit
Available?
Financing
Available?
Startup Costs/
Franchise Fee