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Mister Softee franchise — is it worth it?
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Mister Softee Franchise, L.L.C.
Everything below is free, read straight off Mister Softee's registered filing, with where the numbers land against food & beverage peers. Weighing Mister Softee against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Mister Softee's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 641426 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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Mister Softee franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Mister Softee does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Mister Softee — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (42% of food & beverage franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Mister Softee's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Food & beverage franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Mister Softee lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Mister Softee's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Mister Softee closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Mister Softee will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Mister Softee's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a food & beverage of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor.
Who owns Mister Softee?
Mister Softee's franchise is offered by Mister Softee Franchise, L.L.C — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Compare Mister Softee head-to-head
Food & beverage franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Mister Softee is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Mister Softee franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Mister Softee — who is the franchisor?
Mister Softee's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Mister Softee Franchise, L.L.C as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Mister Softee franchise cost?
Mister Softee's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $297,000 – $385,000. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against food & beverage peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $379,725).
How much profit does a Mister Softee franchise make?
Mister Softee makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Mister Softee at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Mister Softee disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Mister Softee's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 42% of food & beverage franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Mister Softee?
No — Mister Softee's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Mister Softee a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Mister Softee's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against food & beverage peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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