Dumont Creamery and Café franchise
2024 filing · November 29, 2024Growing
Dumont Creamery and Café at a glance
A cafe serving coffee, tea and ice cream. At the end of 2023 there were 1 Dumont Creamery and Café locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- Dumont Creamery and Café, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 1,500–2,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $271K–$573K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $30,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross revenue, paid weekly, plus 2% to the brand fund
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross revenue
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2023
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 1
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 2 years
- +1
- Franchised locations, 2021–2023
- States
- 1
- Most in Texas
From Dumont Creamery and Café, LLC’s 2024 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Dumont Creamery and Café among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Dumont Creamery and Café | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $421,850 | Costs more than 57% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $30,000 | Lower than 72% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Dumont Creamery and Café franchise costs
Opening one Dumont Creamery and Café costs an estimated $271,200 to $572,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Dumont Creamery and Café, LLC, 2024 filing, page 16
Dumont Creamery and Café franchise fee
The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Dumont Creamery and Café, LLC, 2024 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross revenue, paid weekly, plus 2% to the brand fund. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross revenue. |
| Transfer Fee | 50% of then-current initial franchise fee |
| Additional Training & Assistance | Currently $500 per day per person plus per diem for trainer |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Dumont Creamery and Café, LLC, 2024 filing, page 13
Other fees as filed, from pages 13–14. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Dumont Creamery and Café does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Dumont Creamery and Café, LLC, 2024 filing, page 40
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $320K–$560K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Dumont Creamery and Café compares
Of the 101 ice cream franchises on this site, Dumont Creamery and Café is the 44th cheapest to open and the 93rd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Dumont Creamery and Café | Typical ice cream brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $271K | $285K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $573K | $597K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $30K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 1 | 18 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 76 of 101 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 101 brands in ice cream franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 (+1) | 0 | – | – |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: Dumont Creamery and Café, LLC, 2024 filing, page 40
Where Dumont Creamery and Café locations are
At the end of 2023, Dumont Creamery and Café had franchised locations in 1 state. The most are in Texas.
- Texas1
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1 |
Source: Dumont Creamery and Café, LLC, 2024 filing, page 41
Who owns Dumont Creamery and Café?
Dumont Creamery and Café franchises are sold by Dumont Creamery and Café, LLC.
From Dumont Creamery and Café, LLC’s 2024 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Dumont Creamery and Café, LLC, 2024 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11
Dumont Creamery and Café filings
The figures on this page come from Dumont Creamery and Café, LLC’s 2024 filing, issued November 29, 2024, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 filing | November 29, 2024 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2021–2023 |
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