How much does a Tifa franchise cost?
Opening a Tifa franchise takes a total initial investment of $499,532 to $676,216, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median of $508,429 across 7 outlets.
Tifa Foods International, Inc. offers franchises for the operation of a quick service gelato and chocolate dessert café. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Tifa franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $499,532 to $676,216. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvement ($206,257 to $317,591), Kitchen Equipment Package ($132,275 to $147,925), and Architectural, Engineering, Construction and/or Remodeling ($36,100 to $40,000). Together they make up about 75% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $47,500, about 9.5% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $47,500 | $47,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Franchise Location – Rent/ | $5,000 | $16,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Leasehold Improvement2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $206,257 | $317,591 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Architectural, Engineering, Construction and/ | $36,100 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Kitchen Equipment Package2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $132,275 | $147,925 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Indoor/ | $7,400 | $9,900 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Inventory of Food, Beverages & Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $500 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Opening Inventory Food2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $13,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Pre-Operational Miscellaneous / | $8,500 | $8,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $8,000 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Utility Deposits, Licenses, Permits and System Set-up Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $7,000 | $16,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Legal, Accounting and Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $2,500 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| P.O.S. System Software, Security & Cameras, Computers2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $2,800 | $3,800 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Opening Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,200 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Franchisee / | $1,500 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Additional Funds – Initial 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-10 | $499,532 | $676,216 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-10 |
Source Tifa, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-10, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Tifa franchisees actually report earning
Median
$508,429
Tifa's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019. Basis: Affiliate Locations and Franchise Locations.
Sample size: 7 outlets. The FDD also reports average of $547,112. 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
- Wholesale and Catering sales were excluded from each Store’s gross sales.
- Chart 1 represents affiliate locations operating one or more years.
- Chart 2 represents franchise locations opened and operating 1 year or more years.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Tifa outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Tifa, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 47, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Tifa outlets there are, and how many closed
Tifa ended 2024 with 9 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 4 franchised outlets opened and none left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Tifa opened 6 franchised outlets and 1 outlet left the system. That is a net gain of 5, from 4 to 9 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 1 closed for other reasons.
With fewer than 10 outlets, one closure moves the numbers a lot, so we do not calculate a yearly rate.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 51 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 51 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 51 |
Source Tifa, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 51, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Tifa 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 Tifa's estimated range is $587,874. It costs more to open than 51% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Tifa 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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