Haagen-Dazs franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Haagen-Dazs franchise takes $213,329 – $591,579 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $30,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 4% on sales. To qualify, Haagen-Dazs asks for $80,000 in liquid cash and a $200,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Haagen-Dazs franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $30,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $213,329 | $591,579 | $213,329 to $591,579 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $80,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $213,329 | $591,579 | $213,329 to $591,579 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 4% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Haagen-Dazs cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Haagen-Dazs's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Haagen-Dazs's disclosed cost sits against the Food & Beverage category:
- Minimum startup cost of $213,329 — about 24% below the Food & Beverage median of $282,500.
- Initial franchise fee of $30,000 — about in line with the Food & Beverage median of $35,000.
Category medians are computed from the Food & Beverage brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Food & Beverage franchises
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How Haagen-Dazs's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2021: began the window at 233 units; 72 units opened, 92 closed, ending at 211 units. (partial records: 2016, 2017, 2018 are not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Haagen-Dazs or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Haagen-Dazs for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Haagen-Dazs is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Haagen-Dazs grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Haagen-Dazs can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Haagen-Dazs franchise
Haagen-Dazs is a food & beverage franchisor with 211 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2021, it began the window at 233 units; its filings record 72 unit openings and 92 closures, ending at 211 units (partial records: 2016, 2017, 2018 are not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Company, Inc..
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
As a Häagen-Dazs Shop franchisee you will operate an ice cream parlor serving dessert creations made with proprietary recipes featuring Häagen-Dazs brand ice cream and frozen dessert products.
Haagen-Dazs franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Haagen-Dazs franchise cost?
- $213,329 – $591,579 all-in to open, per Haagen-Dazs's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Haagen-Dazs units are there?
- 211 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Haagen-Dazs's units held up?
- 0% of units at risk between 2019 and 2021 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).