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Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
Stella's Ice Cream is a food and beverage franchise with a moderate initial investment range of $273,500 to $545,100.
Unlock what the free page above only hints at:
- The actual Item 19 earnings — reported average unit revenue, not just “disclosed.”
- How it compares — every number ranked against food & beverage peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — behind the net change above: closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-32676. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
How much does a Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise make?
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The average revenue Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against food & beverage peers are in the full report. See every food & beverage brand that discloses earnings in the Food & beverage franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
We do not publish a litigation answer for Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising. Item 3 could not be read reliably from this particular filing, and a claim that a company has no legal history is not one to make on a failed parse — so we say we do not know instead. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check; the methodology page explains what we do and do not machine-read.
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a food & beverage of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's churn ranks against food & beverage peers, are in the full report.
The actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against food & beverage peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising?
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's franchise is offered by Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Food & beverage franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising — who is the franchisor?
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise cost?
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $273,500 – $545,100, with an initial franchise fee of $49,500 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against food & beverage peers.
How much profit does a Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise make?
Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.
Does Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against food & beverage peers.
Are there lawsuits against Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising?
We do not publish a litigation answer for Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising: Item 3 could not be read reliably from this filing, and we would rather say so than assert a clean record we have not verified. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check.
Is Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against food & beverage peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Stella's Ice Cream-Franchising's risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against food & beverage peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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