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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.
Deserts Franchise Opportunities
Below is a quick comparison of Icebox/Soupbox against other Deserts franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Icebox/Soupbox 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 |
| BannaStrow's | $30,000 | 6% | 1% | $114,600-$186,500 |
| Camille's Sidewalk Cafe | $25,000 | 5% | $223,500-$589,500 | |
| Carvel | $30,000 | $2.44/gal. | $2.13/gallon | $250,600-$415,500 |
| CHURROMANIA | $30,000 | 8% | $135,000-$335,000 | |
| CrepeMaker | $35,000 | 5% | $120,000-$325,000 | |
| Fiasco Gelato | $25,000 | 6% | 4$ | $150,000 |
| Fresh Fruit Bouquet | $25,000 | $116,000-$172,000 | ||
| HoneyBaked Ham Company & Cafe, The | $30,000 | 6% | 3.25% | $292,900-$567,600 |
| House of Donuts | N/A | $350,000-$400,000 | ||
| Just Love Coffee Cafe | $39,000 | $323,100-$497,000 | ||
| Miami Rice Pudding Company | $24,500 | 6% | $71,000-$175,000 | |
| Orion Food Systems | N/A | $59,500-$140,000 | ||
| Ritter's Frozen Custard | $27,500 | 5% | $369,000-$1,100,000 | |
| Rockn' Joe Coffeehouse & Bistro | $30,000 | 6% | $218,000-$414,000 | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | $40,000 | 6% | 2% | $389,942-$860,654 |
| T.J. Cinnamons | $5,000 | Varies | $22,100-$39,200 |
Ice Cream, Yogurt & Smoothies Franchise Opportunities
Below is a quick comparison of Icebox/Soupbox against other Ice Cream, Yogurt & Smoothies franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Icebox/Soupbox 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 |
| 16 Handles | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $274,500-$735,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |