Tipsy Scoop
Bottom line
- Total investment $224K – $348K including a $45K franchise fee, 5.5% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $410K/year. Estimated payback in 2.3 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- Emerging franchise — only 3 years of franchising with 4 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 Tipsy Scoop unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
15%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Tipsy Scoop units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$369K
on $1.8M purchase
Total debt
$1.5M
SBA $0.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Tipsy Scoop is an alcoholic ice cream shop where franchisees manage point-of-sale operations, inventory, customer service, and staff management for a novelty dessert concept. Day-to-day operations involve scooping/serving boozy ice cream, managing alcohol compliance, handling cash/card transactions, and maintaining store appearance in a retail storefront location.
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 · 3 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
Tipsy Scoop represents a speculative micro-franchise with unproven unit economics, no financial disclosure, and a 4-unit system too small to validate investment viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 4 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates extremely limited track record and high risk of system collapse
- 02HIGHNo Item 19 financial performance representations (Going Concern: False) means franchisor provides no audited revenue/profit claims — critical due diligence gap
- 03MEDHigh initial investment ($223-348K) relative to only 4 existing units creates unproven unit economics and limited comparable performance data
- 04MINOR5.5% royalty on $409K avg revenue = $22,528 annual royalty burden with no guarantee franchisor reinvests in system support/marketing
- 05MEDExtremely small franchise system suggests limited purchasing power, brand recognition, and operational support infrastructure
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
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Tipsy Scoop · FDD (2025) PDF