Franchise opportunities compared

    Baskin-Robbins vs WOOPS!

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Baskin-Robbins

    $307,400 – $626,700

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 40

    WOOPS!

    $64,875 – $455,675

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Baskin-Robbins

    $25,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 30

    WOOPS!

    $46,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Royalty · Item 6

    Baskin-Robbins

    1%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33

    WOOPS!

    120%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • WOOPS! discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Baskin-Robbins: 17, WOOPS!: 25). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Baskin-Robbins

    $307,400 – $626,700
    Total Estimated Initial Investment: $307,400 to $626,700.
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 40

    WOOPS!

    $64,875 – $455,675
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Baskin-Robbins

    $25,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 30

    WOOPS!

    $46,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Baskin-Robbins

    1%
    Continuing Franchise Fee: 1.0% of Gross Sales for Restaurants in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington.
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33

    WOOPS!

    120%
    If the franchisee does not report monthly revenue, the franchisor collects 120% of the last Continuing Royalty Fee collected and settles the balance in the next period in which revenue is reported.
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Baskin-Robbins

    $3,000
    spend $3,000 toward the Marketing Start-Up Fee per Restaurant and we will contribute — 3000
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33

    WOOPS!

    2% of monday through sunday), directly to the brand fund.
    Brand Fund Contribution: 2% of monthly Gross Revenue, subject to increases not exceeding 3% of monthly Gross Revenue; paid weekly on Tuesday for the prior week’s Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Baskin-Robbins

    1,219
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 87

    WOOPS!

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Baskin-Robbins

    −64
    Calculated: 1,283 at end of 2023 → 1,219 at end of 2025

    WOOPS!

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Baskin-Robbins

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    WOOPS!

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Baskin-Robbins

    1950
    From a verified franchisor listing

    WOOPS!

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Baskin-Robbins

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    WOOPS!

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Baskin-Robbins
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Baskin-Robbins 2025 franchised restaurants, 1st Quartile
    204 restaurants
    other 1st Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 79
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Baskin-Robbins 2025 franchised restaurants, 2nd Quartile
    204 restaurants
    other 2nd Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 79
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Baskin-Robbins 2025 franchised restaurants, 3rd Quartile
    204 restaurants
    other 3rd Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 79
    +14 more groups in the full report
    WOOPS!
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 5 temporary pop-up/event outlets
    2 months
    other Pop Up 1
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bake Shop 2; 20mobile/3shops as source table introduction; source24total/21mobi…
    1,110 transactions
    other Bake Shop 2 February
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Mobile 14; 20mobile/3shops as source table introduction; source24total/21mobile…
    $27
    other Mobile 14 November
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    +22 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Baskin-Robbins vs WOOPS!: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Baskin-Robbins or WOOPS!?
    Baskin-Robbins: $307,400 – $626,700 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 40); WOOPS!: $64,875 – $455,675 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for WOOPS!. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Baskin-Robbins and WOOPS! royalties compare?
    Baskin-Robbins: 1% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33); WOOPS!: 120% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Baskin-Robbins and WOOPS! disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Baskin-Robbins has reviewed Item 19 figures for 17 location groups; WOOPS! has reviewed Item 19 figures for 25 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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