16 Handles Cost Comparisons

About 16 Handles

The 16 Handles Brand is in High Demand. Launched in 2008, 16 Handles was New York's first self-serve pay-by-weight frozen yogurt shop and is still #1 in the city. We give our customers complete and total control over their creation with 16 different frozen yogurts and over 50 different toppings, with a menu offering products like Fro-Yo Cakes, Mega Mixes (take home pints), Toppings to Go, Fro-Yo Sandwiches, Whip-Ups, Waffle Bowls and Cones, Fruit Smoothies, Fro-Yo Hot Cocoa, and more! 16 Handles also offers an eye-catching in-store design, innovative marketing, and an amazing customer experience. We currently have over 40 stores across the East Coast and 150 international stores in development. Reasons to Invest! - #1 Frozen Yogurt Franchise Listed In The 2014 Future 50, Technomic - $780,915* AUV, Highest Among Our Competitors** - Taste The Difference In Quality - Hand Crafted, Proprietary Products With Kosher, Vegan, and Gluten Free Options Available Figures reflect averages for nineteen (19) stores as published under Item 19 of our 2014 Franchise Disclosure Document. As of December 31, 2013, we had twenty seven (27) Franchised Stores in operation, but only nineteen (19) of these Stores were open throughout the entire calendar year. We did not include the revenue figures for the eight (8) Franchised Stores that were not open for the entire 2013 calendar year, nor did we include the revenue figures for the Stores that are owned and operated by us and/or our affiliates. All of the franchisee information contained in Item 19 was provided to us by our franchisees through periodic reports required under the Franchise Agreement. **Competitors being Yogurtland, Pinkberry, Menchie's, sweetFrog, Orange Leaf, Red Mango, and TCBY, according to their respective 2014 FDD's, Item 19

"franchiserankingscom"
#72 on Franchise Rankings.com

Ice Cream, Yogurt & Smoothies Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of 16 Handles against other Ice Cream, Yogurt & Smoothies franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of 16 Handles with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

Franchise Franchise Fee Royalty Advertising Fee Development Costs
2 Scoops Cafe $28,000 6% $99,000-$175,000
32Degrees A Yogurt Bar $25,000 6 1 $275,000-$473,000
Abbott's Frozen Custard $37,000 5.5% 0.19Cents/Gal. $332,254-$571,634
All American Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Shops $35,000 $208,950-$288,625
All American Specialty Restaurants $25,000 3% 1% $195,000-$265,000
Andy's Frozen Custard $32,000 6% 1% $528,500-$1,387,500
Angel Berry $45,900 6% 2% $128,000-$200,000
Annie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream and Lemonade $25,000 6% 2% $69,500-$372,800
Applegate Farm $25,000 5% 2%local+2% Nat'l $137,650-$322,000
Aspen Leaf Yogurt $25,000 $360,000-$466,000
Bahama Buck's Original Shaved Ice Company $29,500 6% 2% $233,326-$770,532
Bambu Desserts & Drinks $40,000-$80,000 $141,500-$304,200
Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt $22,000-$37,200 5% 1% $224,500-$457,000
Baskin-Robbins $12,500-$25,000 5.9% 5% $123,952-$558,830
Ben & Jerry's $16,000-$37,000 3% 4% $152,200-$546,800
Berry Blendz $25,000 3%-6% $144,500-$354,750
BerryLicious Frozen Yogurt $25,000 $100,000-And Up
Blue Sky Creamery $25,000-$35,000 $138,750-$401,000
Boloco Inspired Burritos $25,000 6% $190,000-$400,000
Boost Juice $41,000 8% 3% $337,000-$507,000
Booster Juice $20,000 6% $153,000-$240,000
Bowl of Heaven $30,000 6% 3% Local 2%Nat'l $135,500-$328,500
Breeze Freeze $5,000-$40,000 0 $9,200-$94,300
Bruster's Real Ice Cream $35,000 5% 3% $229,200-$1,315,000
California Quivers $22,500 6% $45,000-$149,300
Carvel $30,000 $2.44/gal. $2.13/gallon $250,600-$415,500
Cefiore N/A $200,000-$350,000
CherryBerry $25,000 $360,000-$466,000
Cianci European Eatery $25,000 5% $356,000-$508,000
Cold Stone Creamery $15,000-$27,000 6% 3% $50,200-$467,525
Comfy Cow, The $30,000 5% 2% $259,499-$422,260
Cool Factory N/A $142,300-$387,200
Country Style Ice Cream N/A $240,000-$265,000
Cream & Fudge Factory, The $25,000 6% 2%local +2%Nat'l $85,000-$250,000
Creamistry $40,000 6% 1.5% $224,500-$576,500
Cups Frozen Yogurt $35,000 $399,800-$850,800
Dairy Queen $45,000 4% 5-6% $1,151,135-$1,936,655
di'lishi frozen yogurt bar $25,000 4% 4% $285,700-$512,500
Dippin' Dots $15,000 Varies Varies $112,204-$366,950
EarthFruits Yogurt $40,000 6% 2% local +2% Nat'l $256,405-$438,878
Emerald City Smoothie $15,000-$25,000 6% 2% $75,250-$286,900
Farr's Fresh $20,000-$30,000 6% 2% $285,000-And Up
Forever Yogurt $40,000 6% 2% $240,000-$478,450
FreshBerry $25,000 6% $170,750-$392,200
fro.zen.yo $25,000 5.5% $354,700-$588,200
FROOTS Fresh Smoothies Salads & Wraps $20,000 6% 2% $87,600-$316,750
FroyoWorld $15,000 6% $250,000-$340,000
Fruitfull $21,000 0 $30,362-$85,670
Fruti N/A 0 $75,000-$130,000
Fuzzy Peach $25,000 $360,000-$466,000
Fuzzy Peach Frozen Yogurt Bar, The $25,000 $128,500-$334,000
Haagen-Dazs Shoppe, The $30,000 4% $5.3K/yr. $164,518-$542,768
Handel's Homemade Ice Cream $50,000 6% $234,500-$814,500
Happy & Healthy $25,000 0 $600/year $53,206-$92,936
Happy Joe's $15,000-$17,000 4.5%-5% 1.5% $24,470-$1,030,625
Heidi's Brooklyn Deli $35,000 6% $300,000-$400,000
Herrell's $40,000 6% $251,000-$367,000
HipPOPs $25,000 $245,175-$351,450
Hokulia Shave Ice $27,900-$50,000 6% 2% $81,500-$133,500
I Can't Believe It's Yogurt $15,000 0 2.3% $110,000-$203,000
I-CE-NY $25,000 4% $146,400-$404,300
Ice Cream Churn $30,000 7% 1.5% $180,000-$350,000
Icebox/Soupbox $14,000-$20,000 4% $69,500-$174,500
Indigos Fruit Smoothies $25,000 6% $89,000-$270,000
Inta Juice $25,000 $163,100-$373,500
Jake's Over the Top $29,000-$40,000 5% 3% $150,000-$350,000
Jamba $35,000 6% 3% $164,750-$563,100
Jo to Go $25,000 7% $82,500-$786,000
Josie's Frozen Yogurt $25,000 $360,000-$466,000
Jreck Subs $10,000 6% $49,800-$254,000
JUGO JUICE N/A $173,000-$233,000
Juice It Up! $25,000 6% 2% $214,375-$390,475
Juice Stop Smoothie $20,000 $166,500-$216,000
Juice Zone $20,000 6% 2% local 1% national $140,000-$217,000
JUICEBLENDZ $50,000 6% 1% $101,500-$481,000
Junga Juice $25,000 $180,000-$249,000
Kilwin's Chocolates $20,000-$40,000 5% 1% $177,534-$937,415
Kona Ice $15,000 $3K-$4K/yr. $500/yr. $145,600-$169,200
La Cremiere $25,000 $175,000-$500,000
La Paloma $25,000 5% $326,000-$535,000
Let's Yo Yogurt $45,000 6% $355,800-$548,500
Let's Yo! $25,000 $360,000-$466,000
Little Scoops $20,000 $350/wk $87,000-$152,000
LOCO JUICE $10,000 >$200 or 5% weekly $200/ month local $56,800-$99,500
Lovin' Spoons $25,000 6% $385,000-$493,000
MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery $33,000 6% $225,000-$375,000
Marble Slab Creamery $15,000-$25,000 6% 2% $316,085-$409,135
Maui Wowi Hawaiian Coffees & Smoothies $25,000-$65,000 0 $31,100-$394,000
Mayan Jamma Juice $29,000-$40,000 5% 3% $150,000-$350,000
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt, USA $25,000-$40,000 6% $218,325-$385,158
Morrone's Treat Centers $20,000 5% 0% $75,000-$150,000
Mr Whippy $35,000 5% 2% $35,000-$50,000
Mr. Smoothie $20,000 5% to 2% $87,650-$377,400
Nekter Juice Bars Inc. $45,000 6% 2% $224,500-$584,100
NRgize Lifestyle Cafe $7,500-$30,000 >6% or $250 weekly 0.5% $63,400-$341,050
Oberweis $40,000 $579,000-$1,699,410
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt $15,150-$25,150 4% 1% $189,857-$417,326
Paciugo Italian Gelato $20,000-$30,000 4.5% 2.5% + 2% $248,200-$489,250
Pinkberry $45,000 6% 2% local +2%Nat'l $150,000-$500,000
Planet Smoothie $12,000-$25,000 5% 2% $190,150-$358,500
Power Smoothie Cafe N/A $92,000-$279,900
Ralph's Famous Italian Ices N/A $200,000
Red Mango $27,000-$42,000 6% 3% $194,200-$500,900
Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos $30,000 5% $378,500-$563,800
Rita's $10,000-$30,000 6.5% 3% $15,100-$435,000
Robeks Fruit Smoothies & Healthy Eats $25,000 7% $245,000-$394,500
Rollerz $30,000 6% 1% $138,900-$456,050
Rubyjuice Fruit and Smoothies $20,000 5.5% $106,000-$223,000
Rush Bowls $39,000 6% 2% $192,000-$351,000
San Gelato Cafe $25,000 $500,000-$1,400,000
Scooter's Coffeehouse $40,000 6% 2% $389,942-$860,654
Shaka Shaved Ice N/A 3% $200,000-$250,000
Shake's Frozen Custard $30,000 5% 3% $162,000-$287,000
Shakeaway $26,750 $122,800-$200,750
Shave It Inc $35,000 5% 2% $170,000-$365,000
Sloan's Ice Cream $40,000 6% 1% Nat'l $587,952-$896,600
Smoothie Factory $30,000 5% $141,500-$424,500
Smoothie King $30,000 6% 3% $269,550-$845,985
Spoon Me $25,000 6% $240,000-$533,000
Squeeze $25,000 6.3% $160,000-$244,000
Strickland's $25,000 6% $188,500-$315,000
Surf City Squeeze $30,000 6% 1% $64,600-$311,750
Sweet Nel's $35,000 5% 2% $354,000-$539,000
SweetDuet $25,000 5% 3% $104,250-$405,000
sweetFrog $15,000-$30,000 5% 1.5% $95,600-$477,500
Swirls and Twirls $30,000 6% $335,000-$664,750
Tasti D-Lite $30,000 5% 2% $234,000-$423,260
TCBY $35,000 6% 2% $330,000-$435,000
Tikiz $20,000 $132,500-$146,000
Tropical Flavored Shake $1,140 0 0 $1,300
Tropical Smoothie Cafe $30,000 6% 3% $198,500-$543,500
Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! $75,000 6% 1% $175,000-$225,000
Twirlees N/A 5% 1.5% $75,000-$85,000
U-Swirl $25,000 4% 2%Nat'l + 1%Local $360,000-$466,000
U-Swirl-n-Go $25,000 $360,000-$466,000
Uncle Louie Gs $35,000 $58,150-$235,500
Village Juice Co. $49,500 $373,000-$750,425
Vitality Bowls $39,500 6% 1.5% $170,100-$604,000
Vitality Juice $15,000-$35,000 5% $128,000-$393,500
Wendy's Milk Bar $25,000 $100,000-$210,000
Yeh! $25,000 $275,000-$425,000
Yo-Good N/A $110,000-$250,000
Yogen Fruz Worldwide $25,000 6% 3% $123,179-$459,679
Yogli Mogli $35,000 6% 2% $304,050-$390,050
Yogo Factory $25,000 6% 2% $123,200-$552,300
Yogurt Lab $35,000 6% of Gross Revenues 1% local $313,500-$557,000
Yogurtini $25,000 $360,000-$466,000
Yogurtland $35,000 6% 2% $267,820-$479,070
Yovana $40,000 5% of Gross Sales 5% of Gross Sales $225,000-$341,500
Ziiing Yogurt $25,000 6% 2% $165,636-$506,600
Zoyo Yogurt $35,000 6% 2% $150,200-$315,000