Frios gourmet pops
Bottom line
- Total investment $60K – $211K including a $38K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 5 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 83.1% CAGR over 3 years with 109 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Frios gourmet pops unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
75%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate small-format gourmet popsicle retail locations, typically in high-traffic areas like malls, parks, or street-front venues. Day-to-day operations include preparing/serving specialty flavored pops, managing inventory, handling point-of-sale transactions, and maintaining seasonal marketing. Most units appear to be mobile carts or kiosks rather than full brick-and-mortar stores.
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.
Item 20 · 6 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
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
Lack of financial transparency (no Item 19) combined with going concern questions and modest unit growth creates material uncertainty around franchisee profitability and franchisor stability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) — impossible to assess ROI or profitability
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests financial instability or disclosure gaps in FDD
- 03MINORFlat weekly fee structure ($125-$875) is unusual and lacks transparency on actual cost burden relative to sales
- 04MINOROnly 109 units with 21.3% YoY growth is modest for a gourmet concept; growth rate doesn't offset small base
- 05MEDHigh initial investment ($59.5k-$211k) combined with no disclosed earnings creates unfavorable risk/reward ratio
- 06MED10-year term is lengthy with no disclosed exit provisions or buyback guarantees
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
75 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Frios gourmet pops · FDD (2025) PDF