Icebox/Soupbox vs Ice Cream Churn Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Icebox/Soupbox vs Ice Cream Churn including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
Ice Cream Churn Franchise
Investment $69,500 - $174,500$180,000 - $350,000
Franchise Fee $14,000 - $20,000$30,000
Royalty Fee 4%7%
Advertising Fee -1.5%
Year Founded 19951973
Year Franchised 19981979
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years +5
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years +5
Renewal Fee Negotiable-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
Ice Cream Churn Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options

     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Ice Cream Churn Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support

     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Ice Cream Churn Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesField Training

    Initial Store Opening

    Inventory Control

    Franchisee Newsletter

    800 Telephone Hotline

    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising-
    Operations 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans

     
    Icebox/Soupbox Franchise
    Ice Cream Churn Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion YesYes

    Company Overviews

    About Icebox/Soupbox

    Before opening his first store, Jamie Taerbaum stood outside a Baskin-Robbins store to figure out how many customers an ice cream store could expect at different times of day, on different days of the week, and in different weather conditions. Armed with this research, the young business school graduate opened the original Icebox/Soupbox store in 1995 in Chicago.

    In the spring and summer, Icebox operates as a retailer of Icyfruit, a mixture of fruit juice, sugar, water and chunks of fruit that comes in 20 flavors. Throughout the fall and winter, it becomes a Soupbox store, offering a wide variety of soups.

    About Ice Cream Churn

    Ice Cream Churn 's concept is to add an old-fashioned ice cream parlor within another existing location, such as delis, bakeries, video stores, convenience stores, truckstops. Ice Cream Churn sets up location, trains employees, installs exterior signs and supports location with on-going promotions and training. 32 flavors of ice cream and yogurt are available. Master franchise available. New mall kiosk also available!

     
    Ice Cream Churn was founded in 1973 in Byron, Georgia. Initially, a single store located inside a truck stop was added in hopes of providing additional traffic to increase overall sales. Five years later, with a successful, proven sales and marketing concept, the company began licensing add-on franchises to sell hand-dipped ice cream within other businesses under the trademark, "Ice Cream Churn®."