The Outside Scoop franchise
2025 filing · August 7, 2025Shares sales figures
The Outside Scoop at a glance
An ice cream business selling from trucks and retail storefronts.
The business
- Franchisor
- Murphy Ice Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $222K–$2.2M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $25,000
- Plus a $5,000 training fee and $105,000 to $135,000 for the fitted-out truck
- Royalty
- 4%
- 4% of gross revenues, paid monthly
- Renewal fee
- $10,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 0
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 0
From Murphy Ice Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
The Outside Scoop among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | The Outside Scoop | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,211,000 | Costs more than 86% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $25,000 | Lower than 82% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 4% | Lower than 93% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 0 | Fewer than 97% of franchises |
How much a The Outside Scoop franchise costs
Opening one The Outside Scoop costs an estimated $222,000 to $2,200,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Murphy Ice Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 15
The Outside Scoop franchise fee
The franchise fee is $25,000, plus a $5,000 training fee and $105,000 to $135,000 for the fitted-out truck. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Murphy Ice Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 4% of gross revenues, paid monthly. |
|---|---|
| Transfer Fee | $20,000 |
| Renewal Fee | $10,000 |
| Training Fee | $5,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Murphy Ice Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Other fees as filed, from page 11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures The Outside Scoop publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Murphy Ice Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 33
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $660K–$1.2M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How The Outside Scoop compares
Of the 101 ice cream franchises on this site, The Outside Scoop is the 28th cheapest to open and the smallest by number of locations.
| Figure | The Outside Scoop | Typical ice cream brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $222K | $285K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $2.2M | $597K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $25K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| US locations | 0 | 18 | 21 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: ice cream franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Murphy Ice Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 34
Who owns The Outside Scoop?
The Outside Scoop franchises are sold by Murphy Ice Franchising, LLC.
From Murphy Ice Franchising, LLC’s 2025 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: Murphy Ice Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
The Outside Scoop filings
The figures on this page come from Murphy Ice Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued August 7, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | August 7, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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