Franchise opportunities compared
Cookies by Design vs Kona Ice
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
Cookies by Design
$160,000 – $345,000
2025 FDD · Item 7Kona Ice
$114,730 – $228,601
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Cookies by Design
$30,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11Kona Ice
$15,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12Royalty · Item 6
Cookies by Design
6%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12Kona Ice
$3,000
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14Before you compare
- Cookies by Design figures come from its 2025 FDD and Kona Ice figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Cookies by Design discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
Cookies by Design
Kona Ice
Cookies by Design
Kona Ice
Cookies by Design
Kona Ice
Cookies by Design
Kona Ice
System scale & health
Cookies by Design
Kona Ice
Cookies by Design
Kona Ice
Cookies by Design
Kona Ice
Cookies by Design
Kona Ice
Cookies by Design
Kona Ice
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
No reviewed Item 19 figures
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.
Cookies by Design vs Kona Ice: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Cookies by Design or Kona Ice?
- Cookies by Design: $160,000 – $345,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Kona Ice: $114,730 – $228,601 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Kona Ice. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Cookies by Design and Kona Ice royalties compare?
- Cookies by Design: 6% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12); Kona Ice: $3,000 (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Cookies by Design or Kona Ice?
- Cookies by Design: 38 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40); Kona Ice: 1,933 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Cookies by Design and Kona Ice disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Cookies by Design makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Kona Ice has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. 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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Full Cookies by Design report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Kona Ice report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
