Franchise opportunities compared
FRIOS GOURMET POPS vs Great American Cookies
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.
Before you compare
- FRIOS GOURMET POPS figures come from its 2026 FDD and Great American Cookies figures from its 2024 FDD, so the years differ.
- FRIOS GOURMET POPS and Great American Cookies disclose 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 (FRIOS GOURMET POPS: 7, Great American Cookies: 7). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | FGFRIOS GOURMET POPS |  Great American Cookies |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $64,548 – $109,917 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $205,800 – $484,650 2024 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $37,500 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11 | $0.00 2024 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 23 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $625 Monthly royalty per territory — years 3 - 4 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 | 6% Royalty percentage of total net sales 2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 24 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.00 Brand Development Fund — up to 2% of Gross Sales; currently not assessed 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | $4.00 National Advertising Fund contribution maximum 2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 114 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 49 | Not available No reviewed outlet counts |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +24 Calculated: 90 at end of 2023 → 114 at end of 2025 | Not available Only one year reported |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Frios operational franchise outlets with three or more years of operations duri… $290,715 other Franchise Outlets with Three or More Years of Operations · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Frios operational franchise outlets with one to three years of operations durin… 36 units other Franchise Outlets with One to Three Years of Operations · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Frios operational franchise outlets operating full-time during the 2025 calenda… $290,715 other Franchise Outlets Operating Full-Time · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47 +4 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Great American Cookies-only and Great American Cookies restaurants co-branded w… 157 units other all restaurants · 2024 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 90 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Great American Cookies-only U.S. franchised restaurants; full calendar year 2023 1,853,981 $ other standalone · 2024 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 93 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — U.S. franchised restaurants with Marble Slab Creamery co-branded operations; co… 65,000 $ other Marble Slab co-branded · 2024 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 90 +4 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.