Restaurants

Baskin-Robbins franchise

Ice cream specialty shops and cakes.

Opening investment: $307,400–$626,700
Average annual revenue: $526,669
U.S. locations: 2,186
Worldwide locations: >7,800

Opening costs and fees

$307,400–$626,700

Opening costs vary by format, location and lease terms.

Operating formats

Baskin-Robbins Restaurant

$307,400–$626,700

2026 FDD Item 7

Includes $25,000 (Initial Franchise Fee) and $0–$30,000 (Additional Funds (3 Months)).

Revenue and performance

$526,669

Avg. Annual Unit Volume (AUV / Gross Sales) ($503,430 median) · 814 disclosed cohort (December 30, 2024 until December 28, 2025 Item 19)

Revenue is sales before expenses, not owner income. Compare matching periods, formats and location samples.

Locations

2,186 U.S. locations (2025 · Calculated).

Calculated 2,186 U.S. locations at December 28, 2025: 967 Baskin-Robbins locations outside the Dunkin’/Baskin-Robbins Combo program plus 1,219 Combo locations. The 967 include nine other multibrand sites. Puerto Rico is excluded.

Existing locations do not establish that a new territory is available. Confirm your market with the franchisor.

Sources and figure notes

Reporting periods and scope

Worldwide locations

>7,800 Baskin-Robbins retail shops worldwide, according to the official franchise page. Page says36 global markets; the separately indexed FY2025 fact sheet lists37 markets, so market counts are not reconciled or presented as a current census. The page’s March26,2026 FDD reference is not assigned as the unit-count census date. Inspire group totals and new-store development forecasts are excluded.

Average annual revenue

2026 FDD Item 19 reports average annual Annual Unit Volume (AUV / Gross Sales) of $526,669 and median of $503,430 across 814 disclosed cohort (December 30, 2024 until December 28, 2025). This is a reported gross revenue/sales figure, not net profit or owner income.

Opening investment

$307,400–$626,700 total estimated initial investment for Baskin-Robbins Restaurant in the 2026 FDD Item 7 table, including $25,000 (Initial Franchise Fee) and $0–$30,000 (Additional Funds (3 Months)).

U.S. locations

Baskin-Robbins had a calculated 2,186 U.S. locations for 2025: 967 +1,219 = 2,186. This uses separately disclosed components, not a combined Item20 row.

Research snapshot: . Sources and methodology

Compare independent startup vs. franchise economics

Compare Baskin-Robbins’s franchise model against starting or buying an independent business in desserts and snacks (line-item CapEx, 0%-royalty owner SDE margins & SBA resale multiples):