How much does an Alsies franchise cost?
Opening an Alsies franchise takes a total initial investment of $128,550 to $189,600, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD's Item 19 publishes no median; it reports figures for total (with tips): an average of $329,489.
Alsies franchises truck outlets. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open an Alsies franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $128,550 to $189,600. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Alsies Truck ($20,000 to $55,000), Alsies Truck Fit-Out ($40,000 to $42,000), and Additional working capital (for first 3 months) ($3,000 to $10,000). Together they make up about 56% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $49,500, about 39% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 | $49,500 | $49,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 |
| Rent, Utilities, and Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 | $400 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 |
| Market Introduction Program2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 | $5,000 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 |
| Initial Technology Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 | $1,500 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 |
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 | $1,000 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 |
| Computer Systems2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 | $400 | $800 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 | $400 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 |
| Alsies Truck2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 | $20,000 | $55,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 |
| Alsies Truck Fit-Out2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 | $40,000 | $42,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 |
| Alsies Truck Delivery2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 | $0 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 |
| Office Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 | $200 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 |
| Initial Merchandise Package2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 | $1,200 | $1,200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115 |
| Product Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 116 | $3,000 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 116 |
| Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 116 | $200 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 116 |
| Travel, lodging and meals for initial training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 116 | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 116 |
| Alsies Pushcart2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 116 | $2,250 | $2,600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 116 |
| Additional working capital (for first 3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 116 | $3,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 116 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115-116 | $128,550 | $189,600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115-116 |
Source Alsies, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 115-116, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Alsies franchisees actually report earning
Alsies' 2025 FDD publishes no median in its Item 19. What it publishes instead is set out below, in the document's own terms. An average is not a median: it is pulled upward by the strongest outlets, and it does not tell you what the middle outlet made. We do not calculate a median the document does not state.
The Financial Performance Representation below reflects the average actual financial results of Alsies’ company-owned trucks operating during the 2024 calendar year in the Chapel Hill, North Carolina area.
What the FDD does publish
| Measure | Average | Low | High | Outlets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of paid events | $462 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Event Fee | $29,069 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Ice Cream Sales | $275,214 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Total | $304,283 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Credit Card Tips | $25,206 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Total (with Tips) | $329,489 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Cost of Good Sold | $96,791 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Gross Profit | $232,698 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Gross Profit MarginThe FDD prints 71%. | $71 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Labor | $50,859 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Fuel | $10,321 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Supplies | $1,224 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Insurance | $6,478 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137 |
| Tablet Service | $599 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
| Square (POS System) | $2,748 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
| Electricity | $744 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
| Royalty | $18,257 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
| Advertising | $3,043 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
| Brand Development Fund | $3,043 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
| Technology Fee | $1,976 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
| Total Costs | $99,292 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
| Unit Level EBITDA | $133,406 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
| EBITDA MarginThe FDD prints 40%. | $40 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
| + Labor (if owner operated) | $50,859 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
| Unit Level EBITDA (excl. labor) | $184,265 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
| EBITDA MarginThe FDD prints 56%. | $56 | – | – | 462 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 138 |
A dash means the FDD does not print that figure. Alsies' Item 19 covers the 2024 calendar year. Basis: Alsies’ company-owned trucks operating in the Chapel Hill, North Carolina area.
What the franchisor excluded from these figures
- The figures cover company-owned trucks only; franchised-operated trucks are not included.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Alsies outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Alsies, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 137, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Alsies outlets there are, and how many closed
Alsies had no franchised outlets open from 2022 through 2024, according to its FDD. At the end of 2024 it had 5 company-owned outlets.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 140 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 140 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 140 |
Source Alsies, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 140, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Alsies compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Alsies' estimated range is $159,075. It costs less to open than 96% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Alsies is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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