OddFellows Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
OddFellows is a dessert franchise serving small-batch artisanal ice cream in inventive flavors. Franchisees run the shops, managing product prep, staffing, and counter service.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A OddFellows franchise requires a total initial investment of $234K – $591K, including a $30K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $234K – $591K
- 34th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 46th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 5
- 24th pct Service Resta…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Quick-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Quick-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $234K – $591K including a $30K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSNewly formed franchisor (Florida LLC formed 8/17/2023); total revenue in the prior fiscal year was $0 and revenue from required purchases/leases by franchisees was $0 (Item 8). Item 21 includes only an audited opening balance sheet dated 4/15/2024 in Exhibit F; no income statement and no balance-sheet figures are available in the document text (scanned exhibit).
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 43/100 (higher is better).
- DATAItem 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- OddFellows Franchise, LLC
- Parent company
- OddFellows Holding Company, LLC (affiliate)
- CEO title
- CEO
- Kartik Mohan Kumar
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 718 S Village Circle, Tampa, FL 33606
- Auditor
- Naper CPA Group
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- Most recent fiscal year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Kartik Mohan Kumar
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2013
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 2
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 37% below the typical quick-service restaurants franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown18 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $30K | $30K | |
| Initial franchise feenot refundable | $30K | $30K | |
| Rent and Lease Security Deposit | $2K | $24K | |
| Utilities | $200 | $1K | |
| Leasehold Improvementsnot refundable | $75K | $250K | |
| Market Introduction Programnot refundable | $3K | $6K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipmentnot refundable | $60K | $150K | |
| Computer Systemsnot refundable | $2K | $4K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $500 | $2K | |
| Signagenot refundable | $3K | $8K | |
| Office Expensesnot refundable | $500 | $1K | |
| Inventorynot refundable | $15K | $30K | |
| Licenses and Permitsnot refundable | $100 | $2K | |
| Professional Fees (lawyer, accountant, etc.)not refundable | $1K | $3K | |
| Travel, lodging and meals for initial trainingnot refundable | $3K | $6K | |
| Additional funds (for first 3 months)not refundable | $40K | $75K | |
| Additional initial franchise fees (MUDA)not refundable | $23K | $90K | |
| Business planning and miscellaneous expenses (MUDA)not refundable | $1K | $5K | |
| Total initial investment | $288K | $716K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $234K – $591K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $40K – $75K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $30K – $30K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- -n/d
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Training fee | $350 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $15K – $30K |
| Total fee load | 6.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
OddFellows did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one OddFellows unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
21%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
Newly formed franchisor (Florida LLC formed 8/17/2023); total revenue in the prior fiscal year was $0 and revenue from required purchases/leases by franchisees was $0 (Item 8). Item 21 includes only an audited opening balance sheet dated 4/15/2024 in Exhibit F; no income statement and no balance-sheet figures are available in the document text (scanned exhibit).
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 5
- vs category median 20 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $390K→$682K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2023
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- Disclosed in the 2024 filing, covering 2023
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · typical
Compared against 782 Quick-Service Restaurants brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 6.0% — below the Quick-Service Restaurants average of 7.9%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Quick-Service Restaurants averages
How OddFellows Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 5
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 40.0%
- Company-owned
- 5
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 4
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Ceased ops
- 40.0%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 2 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
2
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Micro-system with undisclosed profitability, going concern status, and minimal unit growth creates substantial execution risk despite reasonable unit economics on paper.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Naper CPA Group
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 43 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDOnly 5 units system-wide indicates extremely limited scale and market validation
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, suggesting potential franchisor financial instability or operational issues
- 03MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory raises questions about system viability and franchisee success rates
- 04MEDWide investment range ($234K-$591K) with no disclosed profitability creates uncertainty on breakeven timeline
- 05MED6% royalty on $490K average revenue = $29.4K annual ongoing fees with no clear path to disclosed profit
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 6.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 3 |
| Territory type | exclusive |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 100,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 5 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Tampa, Florida |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | FL |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 45 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 29 hrs
- Training location
- Tampa, FL or Your Location
- Ongoing training
- Optional
- Field support
- 32 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee selects, franchisor approves
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Square or Clover POS System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Square or Clover POS System
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a OddFellows franchise?
The total investment to open a OddFellows franchise ranges from $234K – $591K, with an initial franchise fee of $30K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do OddFellows franchise owners earn?
OddFellows does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the OddFellows FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the OddFellows FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is OddFellows's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for OddFellows (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many OddFellows franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, OddFellows has 5 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 5 company-owned units.
Is OddFellows a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates OddFellows as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 43 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.