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Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
Stella's Ice Cream is a food and beverage franchise with a moderate initial investment range of $273,500 to $545,100.
Everything below is free, read straight off Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's registered filing, with where the numbers land against food & beverage peers. Weighing Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-32676 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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How much does a Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise make?
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure is $601,083 in average unit revenue — read it alongside what Item 19 says about which units it covers (often only mature or top-performing locations). See every food & beverage brand that discloses earnings in the Food & beverage franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. On $601,083 of revenue, a 6% royalty alone is about $36,065 a year before any other cost.
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
We do not publish a litigation answer for Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising. Item 3 could not be read reliably from this particular filing, and a claim that a company has no legal history is not one to make on a failed parse — so we say we do not know instead. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check; the methodology page explains what we do and do not machine-read.
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising 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 Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising'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. Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Net franchised outlets moved +2 to 2 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising?
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's franchise is offered by Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Food & beverage franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising 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.
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising — who is the franchisor?
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising, LLC 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 Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise cost?
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $273,500 – $545,100, with an initial franchise fee of $49,500 and a 6% royalty. 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 lower quartile (median $379,725).
How much profit does a Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise make?
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The headline figure Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising discloses is $601,083 in average unit revenue.
Does Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure is $601,083 in average unit revenue, as the franchisor states it.
Are there lawsuits against Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising?
We do not publish a litigation answer for Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising: Item 3 could not be read reliably from this filing, and we would rather say so than assert a clean record we have not verified. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check.
Is Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising'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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