How much does a Froggy’s franchise cost?
Opening a Froggy’s franchise takes a total initial investment of $197,500 to $566,500, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD's Item 19 publishes no median; it reports figures for gross sales - somers - 2023 calendar year: an average of $643,070.
Froggy’s franchises Froggy’s Restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Froggy’s franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $197,500 to $566,500. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Construction and Leasehold Improvements ($37,500 to $200,000), Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment ($37,500 to $125,000), and Additional Funds – Three Months ($50,000 to $100,000). Together they make up about 75% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $35,000, about 18% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $35,000 | $35,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $37,500 | $200,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Lease Deposits and Rent – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $9,000 | $24,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $37,500 | $125,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Computer, Software, and Point of Sale System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $4,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Initial Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Utility Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Insurance Deposits – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Travel for Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,500 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $10,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| General Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Additional Funds – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $50,000 | $100,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $197,500 | $566,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
Source Froggy’s, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 19
What Froggy’s franchisees actually report earning
Froggy’s' 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 information in this analysis has not been audited, is based on historical financial data, and is not a forecast or projection of future financial performance.
What the FDD does publish
| Measure | Average | Low | High | Outlets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Sales - Somers - 2023 Calendar YearThe FDD prints an outlet-specific gross sales figure, not an average. | $643,070 | – | – | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Gross Sales - Pawling - 2023 Calendar YearThe FDD prints an outlet-specific gross sales figure, not an average. | $567,196 | – | – | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Gross Sales - Brewster - 2023 Calendar YearThe FDD prints an outlet-specific gross sales figure, not an average. | $512,645 | – | – | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Gross Sales - New Fairfield - 2023 Calendar YearThe FDD prints an outlet-specific gross sales figure, not an average. | $482,363 | – | – | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Gross Sales - Somers - 2024 Calendar YearThe FDD prints an outlet-specific gross sales figure, not an average. | $809,083 | – | – | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Gross Sales - Brewster - 2024 Calendar YearThe FDD prints an outlet-specific gross sales figure, not an average. | $646,075 | – | – | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Gross Sales - New Fairfield - 2024 Calendar YearThe FDD prints an outlet-specific gross sales figure, not an average. | $557,177 | – | – | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Gross Sales - Brookfield - 2024 Calendar YearThe FDD prints an outlet-specific gross sales figure, not an average. | $524,349 | – | – | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
A dash means the FDD does not print that figure. Froggy’s' Item 19 covers the 2023 and 2024 Calendar Years. Basis: Operational Company Owned Outlets.
What the franchisor excluded from these figures
- The FDD excludes data for New Company Owned Outlets and Operational Company Owned Outlets that are not representative of the Franchised Business and/or experienced an interruption in operations during a Calendar Year.
- The FDD excludes Pawling for the 2024 Calendar Year because it experienced a temporary closure during that year due to a fire.
- The FDD excludes Brookfield for the 2023 Calendar Year because it was a New Company Owned Outlet during that year.
- The FDD states that it had no Franchise Outlets.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Froggy’s outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Froggy’s, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 20
How many Froggy’s outlets there are, and how many closed
Froggy’s 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. 43 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 43 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 43 |
Source Froggy’s, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 43, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Compare
How Froggy’s 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 Froggy’s' estimated range is $382,000. It costs less to open than 76% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Froggy’s 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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