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Handel's Homemade Ice Cream

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Franchise Information

Source: File #248495
FDD Issued: Jul 14, 2025
Extracted: Feb 12, 2026
Franchisor Details
Name: Handel's Enterprises, LLC
Parent: Handel's Holdco, LLC
Address: 3830 Starr Centre Drive, Canfield, Ohio 44406
Phone: 330-702-8270
Franchising Since: 1989
Industry & Qualifications
Industry
Food & Beverage
Training
2.0 weeks
Franchise Fee
$50,000
Royalty
6.0%
Ad Fund: 2.0%
Total Investment
$461K - $997K
Outlet Information
Total Outlets
153
Franchised
145
Company-Owned
8
Opened (Last Year)
+28
Closed (Last Year)
-0
Churn Breakdown (Last Year)
Terminations
0
Non-Renewals
0
Ceased Ops
0
Transfers
2
Reacquired
0
Item 19 (Financial Performance)
Disclosed
Part I covers 5 affiliate-owned parlors with expense percentages only (no revenu...
Financial Performance (Item 19)
Avg Unit Volume
$1,061,425
Median
$959,264
Highest
$2,625,550
Lowest
$188,416
% Achieving Avg
40.0%
Sample Size
116 units
Unit Economics
EBITDA
21.2%
Gross Margin
66.4%
Labor Cost
23.7%
COGS
33.6%
Rent/Occupancy
8.5%
Legal History
Litigation: Yes
Chelsi Hendrix v. Handel's Enterprises, LLC (May 2025) - consumer class action alleging false advert...
Bankruptcy: None
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23914 441754_Franchise__Handel_s_Homemade_Ice_Cream_E_Virginia_23914.pdf VA View · Download
147970 441754_Franchise__Handel_s_Homemade_Ice_Cream_E_Virginia_147970.pdf VA View · Download
164129 441754_Franchise__Handel_s_Homemade_Ice_Cream_E_Maryland_164129.pdf MD View · Download
229798 441754_Franchise__Handel_s_Homemade_Ice_Cream_E_Virginia_229798.pdf VA Apr 30, 2025 View · Download
236779 441754_Franchise__Handel_s_Homemade_Ice_Cream_E_Maryland_236779.pdf MD May 28, 2025 View · Download
242196 441754_Franchise__Handel_s_Homemade_Ice_Cream_E_Virginia_242196.pdf VA May 28, 2025 View · Download
248495 441754_Franchise__Handel_s_Homemade_Ice_Cream_E_Virginia_248495.pdf VA Jul 14, 2025 View · Download
249477 441754_Franchise__Handel_s_Homemade_Ice_Cream_E_Maryland_249477.pdf MD View · Download
639863 639863_handel-s-enterprises--llc.pdf WI View · Download
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