Bottom line
- Total investment $148K – $291K including a $75K franchise fee, 50.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated AVOID with a risk score of 80/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Dumont Creamery and Café unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-96%
Negative
Overview
About
Franchisees operate a creamery and café concept, serving ice cream, specialty desserts, and café beverages in a protected territory. Day-to-day operations include inventory management, food preparation, customer service, staffing, and local marketing to drive foot traffic and repeat customers.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
This is a pre-revenue or failing franchise system with zero operating units, undisclosed financials, going concern status, and an exploitative royalty structure—avoid unless franchisor provides audited Item 19 financials and references to profitable existing franchisees.
Score breakdown · what drove the 80 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status = FALSE indicates franchisor financial distress or operational instability
- 02MINORZero operating units with unknown growth trajectory suggests failed system or pre-revenue startup
- 03MEDNo disclosed average revenue or net income prevents ROI validation and profitability assessment
- 04MINORUnusually high 50% royalty structure on collected fees (vs. typical 5-7% royalties) suggests franchisor cash flow desperation
- 05MINORHigh initial investment range ($147.5K-$291K) with no performance data creates extreme downside risk
- 06MINOR$75,000 franchise fee with zero proven unit success provides no track record legitimacy
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
1 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Dumont Creamery and Café · FDD (2025) PDF