Spot Dessert Bar franchise
2025 filing · November 14, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Spot Dessert Bar at a glance
A dessert bar serving plated desserts, cookies, macarons, ice cream and tea. At the end of 2024 there were 5 Spot Dessert Bar locations in the US, 1 franchised and 4 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- SDB Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Maspeth, New York
- Typical size
- 800–1,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $299K–$474K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of weekly gross sales, paid weekly, plus 1% to the brand fund and at least 1% on local advertising
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Renewal fee
- $5,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 5
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 1
- Company-owned
- 4
- Change in 3 years
- +1
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 1
- Most in New Jersey
From SDB Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing; revenue and net loss from its audited financial statements, page 150; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Spot Dessert Bar among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Spot Dessert Bar | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $386,352 | Costs more than 53% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 5 | Fewer than 71% of franchises |
How much a Spot Dessert Bar franchise costs
Opening one Spot Dessert Bar costs an estimated $299,043 to $473,660. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are leasehold improvements ($155,800 to $216,000) and furniture, fixtures and equipment (“FFE”) ($44,251 to $60,430). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $50,000 | ||
| Training-Related Expenses | $3,140 | $10,000 | |
| Lease-Related Payments (3 Months); Utility Deposits | $7,500 | $30,000 | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $155,800 | $216,000 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (“FFE”) | $44,251 | $60,430 | |
| Signage | $1,200 | $1,500 | |
| Computer System, including POS System and Related Software Fees (3 Months) | $3,500 | $4,200 | |
| Initial Inventory | $6,500 | $15,000 | |
| Office Equipment and Supplies | $1,252 | $4,150 | |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $300 | $330 | |
| Insurance (3 Months) | $5,100 | $14,250 | |
| Professional Fees | $500 | $2,000 | |
| Initial Marketing Spend | $5,000 | $10,000 | |
| Additional Funds (3 Months) | $15,000 | $60,000 | |
| Total | $299,043 | $473,660 | |
Source: SDB Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 15
Spot Dessert Bar franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: SDB Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of weekly gross sales, paid weekly, plus 1% to the brand fund and at least 1% on local advertising. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
| Transfer Fee | $25,000 |
| Renewal Fee | $5,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: SDB Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from pages 11–12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Spot Dessert Bar publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: SDB Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 48
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $360K–$640K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Spot Dessert Bar compares
Of the 101 ice cream franchises on this site, Spot Dessert Bar is the 56th cheapest to open and the 72nd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Spot Dessert Bar | Typical ice cream brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $299K | $285K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $474K | $597K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 5 | 18 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 0% | 3.2% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 (+1) | 3 | +1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: SDB Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 51
Where Spot Dessert Bar locations are
At the end of 2024, Spot Dessert Bar had franchised locations in 1 state. The most are in New Jersey.
- New Jersey1
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 1 |
Source: SDB Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 52
Who owns Spot Dessert Bar?
Spot Dessert Bar franchises are sold by SDB Franchising, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From SDB Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 6.
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: SDB Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Spot Dessert Bar filings
The figures on this page come from SDB Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued November 14, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | November 14, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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