How much does a Haagen-Dazs franchise cost?
Opening a Haagen-Dazs franchise takes a total initial investment of $213,329 to $591,579, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median sales of $630,526 across 179 outlets.
The Häagen-Dazs Shoppe Company, Inc. franchises domestic quick service restaurants under the trademark “Häagen-Dazs,” where franchisees offer a full range of frozen ice cream products. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Haagen-Dazs franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $213,329 to $591,579. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($105,000 to $350,000), Equipment, Fixtures and Furnishings ($50,000 to $115,000), and Additional Funds – Three Months ($10,250 to $63,500). Together they make up about 89% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $30,000, about 14% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Travel and Living Expenses During Training2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $3,079 | $3,079 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Leasehold Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $105,000 | $350,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Deposits and Licenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $7,500 | $17,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Equipment, Fixtures and Furnishings2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $50,000 | $115,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Opening Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $6,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $1,500 | $2,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Additional Funds – Three Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $10,250 | $63,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $213,329 | $591,579 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
Source Haagen-Dazs, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Haagen-Dazs franchisees actually report earning
Median Sales
$630,526
Haagen-Dazs' 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the 2025. Basis: The subset of Shops used to compile this information consists of traditional Häagen-Dazs Shops that commenced operation on or before January 1, 2025 and were still operating as of December 31, 2025.
Sample size: 179 outlets. The FDD also reports average sales of $721,069. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The data below excludes sales data for 36 of those 215 Shops, consisting of: (1) fifteen traditional Shops which first commenced operating after January 1, 2025; (2) two seasonal Shops; (3) four cart satellites; (4) nine traditional Shops which are operated on a management leveraged basis (where the Shop and one or more other businesses are under common ownership, and share significant operational elements, such as a common customer area, service counter, or back-of-house operational area); (5) two Shops operating under a Häagen-Dazs Hospitality Agreement (or its predecessor, a Häagen-Dazs Select Agreement); and (6) four shops that were closed more than 75 days during the year for remodeling.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Haagen-Dazs outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Haagen-Dazs, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 55, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Haagen-Dazs outlets there are, and how many closed
Haagen-Dazs ended 2025 with 215 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 15 franchised outlets opened and 7 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Haagen-Dazs opened 34 franchised outlets and 27 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 7, from 208 to 215 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 3 were terminated and 24 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 4.3% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 23.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 207 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 215 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 60 |
| 2024 | 209 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 207 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 60 |
| 2023 | 208 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 209 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 60 |
Source Haagen-Dazs, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 60, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Haagen-Dazs 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 Haagen-Dazs' estimated range is $402,454. It costs less to open than 73% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 4.3% for Haagen-Dazs. That is lower than 57% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Haagen-Dazs' franchised system grew 3.4%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 5.0%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Haagen-Dazs 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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