Bruster's Real Ice Cream Franchise Analysis

Franchise Opportunity Facts

Bruster's Real Ice Cream offers a retail store featuring daily freshly made ice cream, frozen yogurt, Italian ices and related products.

How much does a Bruster's Real Ice Cream franchised business cost to open?

Bruster's Real Ice Cream has an initial franchise fee of up to $30,000, with a overall initial investment range of $270,200 to $1,324,000.

• Initial Franchise Fee: $30,000
• Total Investment: $270,200 to $1,324,000
• Working Capital: $10,000 to $25,000
• Royalty Fee: 5.0%

The initial cost of any franchised business includes multiple fees. Explore this franchise opportunity to better understand the initial costs required to own a Bruster's Real Ice Cream, such as territory fees, leasehold improvement costs, pre-opening marketing, and furniture and fixtures purchases. As a reminder, franchisors are required to provide you with details about all upfront fees. These fees include those that are actually paid when signing the franchise agreement and commitments to fees you are required to pay. Another important consideration to review is whether the initial fees are refundable to you or not. The franchise system must disclose what conditions any of the initial fees are refundable. A franchise must also provide details of a range of fees if its upfront fees are not uniform within the system. A careful review of the Item 5 upfront fees will give you the answers needed to make a buying decision a Bruster's Real Ice Cream.

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How much does a Bruster's Real Ice Cream franchise owner make?

As with any new business, there should be a strong ROI and profit potential. The specific franchisee's income and the profits from a Bruster's Real Ice Cream business will depend on many factors. One way to check on the potential revenues or profits earned from a Bruster's Real Ice Cream franchise investment is to analzye the franchisor's Item 19 within their Franchise Disclosure Document. This is called an earnings claim. This is not required within a franchisor's disclosure and approximately 68% of all franchisors that we research and study will disclose financial performance data within Item 19 of their FDD. Some franchisors may provide limited information such as overall systemwide sales. This type of financial disclosure is not always helpful to determine profits for you directly. So review systemwide sales data with caution. As a general rule, typically earnings and owner's salary are equitable to the overall size of the upfront investment. The larger the initial investment, the higher profits you should expect to see

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How many franchise locations do they have?

As of the 2017 Franchise Disclosure Document, there are 176 franchised Bruster's Real Ice Cream locations throughout the USA.

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Are there any Bruster's Real Ice Cream franchises in my city?

Based on 2017 FDD information, Bruster's Real Ice Cream has franchised locations in 15 states.

Based on our research this franchise is expanding into new regions and might be available near you. While planning your franchise purchase, you always need to be considering what is a good location for my business. Anlayze the potential customer base to confirm that your city has a need or want for this brand.

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Last Reviewed: 2017