The Outside Scoop
Bottom line
- Total investment $222K – $2.2M including a $25K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 0 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 THE OUTSIDE SCOOP unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
8%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
The Outside Scoop is an ice cream or frozen dessert retail concept where franchisees operate storefront locations selling premium ice cream, gelato, or specialty frozen treats. Day-to-day operations include inventory management, staff scheduling, point-of-sale management, customer service, and potential seasonal fluctuations common to ice cream retail.
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
An early-stage franchise with zero operating units, undisclosed financials, and franchisor going concern issues presents extreme execution and survival risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern Status: FALSE indicates the franchisor itself may be financially unstable or facing viability questions
- 02MEDZero Disclosed Units: No current franchise locations means no operating system to validate, no peer network, and unproven concept in franchise model
- 03MINORNo Financial Disclosure (Item 19): Absence of average revenue and net income data prevents ROI assessment and suggests franchisor cannot or will not substantiate earnings claims
- 04MINORExtreme Investment Range ($222K–$2.2M): 10x variance indicates undefined business model, poor cost controls, or vastly different unit types with no clarity on what drives variance
- 05MEDRoyalty Structure Sustainability Risk: 4% of gross (not net) revenues means franchisees pay even during losses; with no disclosed profitability data, this could be unsustainable
- 06MINORNo Operating History in Franchise Model: Starting from zero units means no proven Unit Economics, no case studies, and franchisees are beta testers
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
3 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
THE OUTSIDE SCOOP · FDD (2025) PDF