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Franchise Snapshot for Annie's Ice Cream Franchise

Cash Requirement:
$25,000+
Total Capital Investment:
$25,000 - $250,000
Financing:
Yes, via Third Party
Interesting Fact(s):
N/A
Franchise Overview:
Food Franchise
 
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Annie's Ice Cream Franchise Information:


Ice Cream takes a dip!

An affordable premium opportunity enters a widely sought after niche. Annie's Old Fashioned offers a distinct quick-serve product geared to succeed in widely diverse retail markets. Annie's fresh made ice cream bars are well-margined premium products ideally suited for quick serve retail. With Master Franchise Territories and turn key kiosks with a total investment starting around 69K Annie's truly has an opportunity for almost any investor.

Annie's Franchise History

Every premium opportunity starts with something great at its core. Annie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream started its first shop in San Antonio with a simple idea as classic as the vanilla ice cream at the center of Annie's trademark fresh, hand-dipped ice cream bars. This uniquely entertaining treat, along with Annie's fresh-squeezed lemonade, serves as the foundation for a dynamic quick-serve retail franchise opportunity. The products are simple, prepared fresh and taste great! Annie's has been in continuous operation for over thirty-one years, we offer products with staying power in the quick-serve food market.


Annie's Concept Extended

We understand: Franchisees are entrepreneurs. They want to leverage a proven system and run their own business. A simple, fun, versatile business. A business with solid economics that will support a profitable enterprise. It is this simple idea that has driven the development of the Annie's opportunity. The Annie's team has worked diligently to surround Annie's premium products with a premium business model - a well-conceived package that will deliver time-tested, great products. This ground-up business planning started with developing an understanding of what would create a rewarding experience for franchisees, including:

  • A reasonable investment
  • A true "turn-key" program
  • Simplified inventory management
  • Low labor requirements
  • Solid product margins
  • Flexible retail options

Annie's Market Opportunity

Ice cream and other treats are part of a multi-billion-dollar food segment. Ice cream alone is a 13-billion dollar business, with 98% of all Americans eating an average of 24 quarts of ice cream annually. Annie's understands this reality and has created an opportunity that franchisees can greatly benefit from.

Annie's serves premium, one-of-a-kind products that are made to order. Our ice cream is made by Blue Bell, considered by many to be the best ice cream in the country. Our chocolate coating is a proprietary blend that is time-tested. Our toppings are the finest available, as we work directly with the manufacturer. Our fresh-squeezed lemonade is simply the best available, made fresh to order using only water, sugar and the finest-quality lemons.

Annie's Franchise Features:

  • Customized site-selection assistance
  • Custom retail fabrications
  • Versatile deployments
  • Great economics
  • Strong brand development
  • Marketing and promotional support
  • Simple operation
  • In-house point-of-sale software

Annie's Franchise Investment

Annie's offers franchise opportunities through a number of "package" deployments. The following costs are current averages, per package, and include all franchise fees, equipment, pre-opening budget and operating funds:


  • Little Dipper
    Ice cream cart, covered travel trailer, extra ice cream storage, power generator and accessories: US$69,360.


  • Big Dipper
    Indoor/outdoor retail kiosk, 11' X 11' or 10' X 16', includes custom fabrication, all equipment and small-wares: US$114,684.


  • Double Dip
    The ultimate entrepreneur package: includes all the components of the little and big
    dipper programs. Allows franchisee to operate in a fixed location, while leveraging the great benefits of mobile retail in high-traffic "event" environments. One franchise fee, two retail operations: US$139,985.

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