Franchise opportunities compared
Mrs. Fields vs Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt
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
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Mrs. Fields and Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt 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 (Mrs. Fields: 10, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt: 6). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | MFMrs. Fields | OLOrange Leaf Frozen Yogurt |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $186,860 – $309,500 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $0.00 – $637,000 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $6.00 Royalty and brand fund weekly gross revenue fees — 6% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | Not available No reviewed royalty record |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $6.00 Royalty and brand fund weekly gross revenue fees — 6% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 196 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 42 | 61 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 61 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −296 Calculated: 492 at end of 2023 → 196 at end of 2025 | +0 Calculated: 61 at end of 2023 → 61 at end of 2025 |
| 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 — Inline stores Top $631,696 other Inline stores Top Mean gross revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Inline stores Second 56 percent other Inline stores Second At/above average percent · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Inline stores Third 7 units other Inline stores Third At/above average count · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 +7 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — bottom 25%, 15 of 58 traditional/nontraditional stores; two nontraditional in b… $253,017 other bottom 25% · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 25% of franchised ORANGE LEAF Stores, 14 of 58 eligible Traditional and Non… $746,861 other top 25% · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom 25% group of franchised ORANGE LEAF Stores; both Non-Traditional Stores… 9 units other Bottom quartile count meeting/exceeding mean · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 +3 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.