How much does a Dumont Creamery and Café franchise cost?
Opening a Dumont Creamery and Café franchise takes a total initial investment of $271,200 to $572,500, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Dumont Creamery and Café franchises Cafés. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Dumont Creamery and Café franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $271,200 to $572,500. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($110,000 to $290,000), Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment ($60,000 to $110,000), and Additional funds (for first 3 months) ($30,000 to $50,000). Together they make up about 79% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $30,000, about 11% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Rent (one month)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $2,500 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Lease Security Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $2,500 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Utilities2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $500 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $110,000 | $290,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Cleaning Services2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $500 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Market Introduction Program2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $60,000 | $110,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Computer / | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Office Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $200 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $15,000 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $500 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Professional Fees (lawyer, accountant, etc.)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Travel, lodging and meals for initial training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $2,000 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Additional funds (for first 3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $30,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $271,200 | $572,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
Source Dumont Creamery and Café, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Dumont Creamery and Café franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.
Source Dumont Creamery and Café, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 33, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Dumont Creamery and Café outlets there are, and how many closed
Dumont Creamery and Café ended 2023 with 1 franchised outlet and no company-owned outlets. No franchised outlets opened or left the system that year.
Three years at a glance
From 2021 through 2023, Dumont Creamery and Café opened 0 franchised outlets and no outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 1, from 0 to 1 franchised outlets. Those openings and departures do not add up to that change, because the FDD's own Item 20 row for 2023 does not add up either. We publish the franchisor's figures exactly as printed; see the note under the table below.
The system had no franchised outlets at the start of these years, so there is no departure rate to calculate.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
Source Dumont Creamery and Café, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Dumont Creamery and Café 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 Dumont Creamery and Café's estimated range is $421,850. It costs less to open than 70% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Dumont Creamery and Café is not 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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