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title: "Frios Gourmet Pops: Franchise Costs, Fees and Profit"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ee6fa4cf-c1c6-4b50-a181-d1af56482ea0
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-deep-dive-frios-gourmet-pops-franchise-costs-fees-profit-and-data-2725689
category: "Retail"
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published: 2024-05-13T15:10:17.000Z
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# Frios Gourmet Pops: Franchise Costs, Fees and Profit

**TL;DR:** Frios Gourmet Pops is a mobile frozen dessert concept with 100 units across the U.S., offering gourmet frozen popsicles through various channels. The total initial investment to begin operation of a Frios Gourmet Pops franchise ranges from $40,925 to $71,775.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2024-05-13. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-deep-dive-frios-gourmet-pops-franchise-costs-fees-profit-and-data-2725689).*

## Story

Frios Gourmet Pops is a mobile frozen dessert concept that offers gourmet frozen popsicles in a variety of flavors, including creamy flavors, fruit flavors and some unexpected flavors, such as a pickle.

Frios Gourmet Pops’ current CEO, Cliff Kennedy, drove by a bustling Frios Gourmet Pops trailer every day on his commute; he finally decided to see what all the fuss was about. He fell in love with the brand after trying a key-lime-pie-flavored pop and soon became a franchisee. He took over the brand as CEO in 2018 and transitioned it to a mobile business model with vans in 2020.

The brand has 100 units across the U.S.

Frios Gourmet Pops sells a variety of handmade gourmet popsicles through a variety of channels: the Frios Sweet Ride (which is a traditional ice cream truck), Porch Pop Drops (which is a bulk home-delivery service), or wholesale (for concession stands and restaurants).

The brand does not make this information publicly available. Prospective owners can access this information through the brand’s most recent Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).

The total initial investment necessary to begin operation of a Frios Gourmet Pops franchise ranges from $40,925 to $71,775.

The franchise fee required to begin operation of an Frios Gourmet Pops franchise is $25,500, which must be paid to the franchisor.

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## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Retail (sector)
- franchise costs (topic)
- Frios Gourmet Pops (company)
- Cliff Kennedy (person)
- mobile business model (topic)
- frozen dessert (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-deep-dive-frios-gourmet-pops-franchise-costs-fees-profit-and-data-2725689). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ee6fa4cf-c1c6-4b50-a181-d1af56482ea0).