How much does a Yogurt Mountain franchise cost?
Opening a Yogurt Mountain franchise takes a total initial investment of $271,110 to $857,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales of $289,296 across 8 outlets.
Yogurt Mountain franchises Yogurt Mountain Stores. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Yogurt Mountain franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $271,110 to $857,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($94,000 to $467,000), Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment ($64,990 to $231,000), and Additional Funds - Three months ($15,000 to $25,000). Together they make up about 84% 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. 8 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $94,000 | $467,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $64,990 | $231,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $11,500 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Computer System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $11,620 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Three Month’s Rent2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $14,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Deposits, Business Licenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $1,500 | $4,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Opening Inventory and Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $8,500 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $5,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Training Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $2,000 | $7,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $4,000 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Insurance Premium2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $9,000 | $14,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Additional Funds - Three months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $15,000 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-9 | $271,110 | $857,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-9 |
Source Yogurt Mountain, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-9, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Yogurt Mountain franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales
$289,296
Yogurt Mountain's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the February 4, 2024 - February 1, 2025. Basis: The remaining 13 Yogurt Mountain Stores: 8 Franchised Stores and 5 Affiliate Stores; the 10 stores operated in non-traditional locations were excluded.
Sample size: 8 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $340,237. 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
- 10 stores operated in non-traditional locations were excluded from the data set.
- Franchisees did not report cost information, so expense information is not provided for the Franchised Stores.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Yogurt Mountain outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Yogurt Mountain, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 38, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Yogurt Mountain outlets there are, and how many closed
Yogurt Mountain ended 2024 with 18 franchised outlets and 5 company-owned outlets. In that year no franchised outlets opened and 1 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Yogurt Mountain opened 2 franchised outlets and 5 outlets left the system. The franchised system ended the period the same size it started. Of the outlets that left, 3 were not renewed and 2 closed for other reasons. Those openings and departures do not add up to that change, because the FDD's own Item 20 row for 2022 does not add up either. We publish the franchisor's figures exactly as printed; see the note under the table below.
On average, about 9.1% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 11.
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 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 43 |
| 2023 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 43 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 181 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 43 |
Source Yogurt Mountain, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 42-43, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Yogurt Mountain 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 Yogurt Mountain's estimated range is $564,055. It costs less to open than 51% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 9.1% for Yogurt Mountain. That is higher than 70% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Yogurt Mountain's franchised system grew 0.0%. 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. Yogurt Mountain 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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