THE ORIGINAL RAINBOW CONE

THE ORIGINAL RAINBOW CONE

Five Flavors Franchising LLC offers franchises for The Original Rainbow Cone businesses, which specialize in high-quality ice cream products including the signature Rainbow Cone, sundaes, shakes, cakes, packaged ice cream, and mini-donuts. Franchisees can operate in free-standing restaurants, in-line locations, express units within other businesses, or food trucks, following a proprietary system for operations, design, and marketing. The business targets ice cream consumers in competitive markets, including seasonal and high-traffic areas.

6
Locations
$804K–$1363K
Investment
Food & BeverageBurr Ridge, ILwww.rainbowcone.comDisclaimer

Franchise Costs


Franchise Fee
$40,000
Item 5 of FDD
Initial Investment Range
$804,000 $1,362,653
Low: $804,000High: $1,362,653
Item 7 of FDD
Royalty Rate
6.00%
of gross sales
Brand Fund
2.00%
Item 6 of FDD
Fixed Monthly Fees
$325 – $325
Item 6 of FDD

6% royalty + 2% ad fund + $325/mo technology fee

Financial Performance


Item 19 Financial Performance

Average Gross Revenue
$0
EBITDA Margin
0%
Average Gross Profit
$0
Average EBITDA
$0

Data Based On: Data for 15 affiliate-owned units (3 Free Standing, 11 Express, 1 Food Truck) for the fiscal year January 1, 2024 through December 29, 2024 (with some variations in reporting periods for specific units). No financial performance data was available for franchised units.

* Average Gross Revenue: Calculated a simple average of Gross Sales across all 15 affiliate-owned units (3 Free Standing, 11 Express, 1 Food Truck). Sum of all 15 Gross Sales / 15. Average Gross Profit: Calculated a simple average of 'Gross Profit (5)' for the 3 Free Standing affiliate-owned units. Average EBITDA: 'Income (18)' is defined as earnings before deductions for Rent, Real Estate Taxes, Personal Property Taxes, Interest Costs, Depreciation and Amortization or Income Tax. This aligns with the definition of EBITDA. Calculated a simple average of 'Income (18)' for the 3 Free Standing affiliate-owned units. EBITDA Margin Pct: Calculated as the average EBITDA for the 3 Free Standing units divided by the average Gross Sales for those same 3 units. Best Guess Profit Low/High: Uses the minimum and maximum values of 'Income (18)' (treated as EBITDA) from the 3 Free Standing affiliate-owned units as an estimated profit range. Median Gross Revenue, Revenue Top Quartile, Revenue Bottom Quartile, Average Net Income, Average Net Profit: Set to null as the data was not presented in segmented format, nor were these specific metrics explicitly defined or separable from EBITDA based on the provided definitions.

Extracted Item 19 Section

How THE ORIGINAL RAINBOW CONE Compares


Key Insights

  • Higher investment than 100% of Desserts & Ice Cream franchises
FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
THE ORIGINAL RAINBOW CONE
Current
$804K – $1.4M$40K6.0%6
RITA'S FRANCHISE COMPANY, LLC; RITA'S ICE-CUSTARD-HAPPINESS$315K – $713K$35K6.5%569
MENCHIE'S$165K – $425K$40K6.0%296
DIPPIN' DOTS$139K – $399K$35K6.0%260
MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY$355K – $477K$25K6.0%249
HAAGEN DAZS SHOP$215K – $568K$30K4.0%207
Desserts & Ice Cream Average
28 franchises
$327K – $657K$36K7.0%

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 28 Desserts & Ice Cream franchises by location count.

Locations & Growth


Outlet Growth Over Time

Total outlets at end of each year

Geographic Distribution (2024)

Outlets by state across the United States

Top States
1FL
2
2IL
1
3IN
1
4MI
1
5TX
1
6CA
0

SBA Loan History


Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for THE ORIGINAL RAINBOW CONE franchisees (20242024)

Total Loans
2
Average Loan
$1,525,000
Total Volume
$3.0M
Default Rate
0.0%

Loans by Year

SBA 7(a) loan activity over time

* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.

Franchisee Contacts


23 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

NameSBA Loan
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active

23 Contacts Available

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Due Diligence


Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases0
No litigation involving franchisees reported

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo
No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
0
Non-Renewals
0
Reacquired
0
Ceased Ops
0
Transfers
0
Sold to Franchisees
0
Projected New
6

Frequently Asked Questions


The total initial investment to open a THE ORIGINAL RAINBOW CONE franchise ranges from $804,000 to $1,362,653. This includes a franchise fee of $40,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 6.0% of gross sales.

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