Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream
The total investment to open a Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream franchise ranges from $37,000 to $244,400. The initial franchise fee is $36,250.
What is the Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream franchise?
Haagen Dazs Ice Cream is a specialty shop that sells ice cream to customers. Estimated total initial investment is $37,000 to $244,400, and the initial franchise fee is $36,250.
The brand is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Loan Activity Score
24/100
SBA Default Rate
15.4%
Active Lenders
21
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream has 32 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 21 lenders made 39 loans to franchisees of Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream. PeerSense calculates Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream's score as 24 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
32 locations
$37,000 to $244,400
$36,250
32
32 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream
39
Total SBA loans
$163K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Established (25 to 99 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
15.4%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
39
Total Volume
$6.4M
Active Lenders
21
States
16
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
15.4%
5.1% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
39 loans
Across 21 lenders
Lender Diversity
21 lenders
Avg 1.9 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$37,000 to $244,400 total
Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
1996
6 approvals. The best year on record for Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream.
Top SBA State
California
10 SBA financed Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$163K
Median $127K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream unit.
Lender Concentration
41%
Concentrated
Share of Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 1996 (6 approvals). Operator density is highest in California with 10 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $163K, with the median at $127K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 41% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$383
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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