Bottom line
- Total investment $64K – $123K including a $40K franchise fee, 16.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $170K/year (median $129K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 74.5% CAGR over 3 years with 115 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 Scoop Soldiers unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
11%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Scoop Soldiers franchisees operate ice cream and frozen dessert shops, managing daily retail operations including inventory, customer service, point-of-sale systems, and staff scheduling. Franchisees are responsible for local marketing, hiring/training, and meeting the 16% gross sales royalty obligation while operating from a branded location within an unprotected service territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 9 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
Scoop Soldiers presents elevated risk due to undisclosed profitability, recent litigation, unprotected territories, and corporate going concern status, making ROI validation impossible before investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation despite $170k average revenue
- 02MED16% royalty is high relative to disclosed revenue, creating margin pressure on $64-122k investment
- 03HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — indicates corporate financial instability or restructuring concerns
- 04HIGHRecent trademark litigation (Oct 2024–Feb 2025) suggests brand protection issues and potential reputational risk
- 05MINORUnprotected territory exposes franchisees to direct competition from other brand locations
- 06MEDUnknown unit growth trajectory suggests stagnant or undisclosed system contraction
- 07MED115 total units is relatively small system with limited scale economies and support resources
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
20 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Scoop Soldiers · FDD (2026) PDF