How many Baskin-Robbins restaurants operating in the US are single-branded, as compared to combo restaurants with Dunkin', as an affiliate of Moe's Southwest Grill?
Moes_Southwest_Grill Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
single-branded franchised Arby's restaurants operating internationally.
Baskin-Robbins is a franchisor of Baskin-Robbins® restaurants that offer ice cream, ice cream cakes and related frozen products, beverages and other products and services. Baskin-Robbins became an Affiliated Program through an acquisition in December 2020. Baskin-Robbins has offered franchises in the United States and certain international markets for Baskin-Robbins restaurants since March 2006. As of December 29, 2024, there were 2,245 franchised Baskin-Robbins restaurants operating in the United States. Of those 2,245 restaurants, 974 were single-branded Baskin-Robbins restaurants, two were Baskin-Robbins restaurants operating at a multi-brand location, and 1,269 were Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins combo restaurants. Additionally, as of December 29, 2024, there were 5,651 singlebranded franchise
Source: Item 1 — The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors, and Affiliates (FDD pages 10–23)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Moe's Southwest Grill's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, as of December 29, 2024, there were 2,245 franchised Baskin-Robbins restaurants operating in the United States. Of these, 974 were single-branded Baskin-Robbins restaurants. In contrast, 1,269 were combo restaurants operating jointly as Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins locations.
For a potential Moe's Southwest Grill franchisee, this data provides a glimpse into the brand strategy of an affiliated franchise system. The prevalence of combo-branded locations suggests a strategy of cross-promotion and shared resources between Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins. This could mean greater brand visibility and potentially shared operational costs in those combined locations.
It's important to note that while Moe's Southwest Grill is affiliated with Baskin-Robbins through a common parent company (Inspire Brands), franchisees of Moe's Southwest Grill do not directly participate in or benefit from the operations of these Baskin-Robbins/Dunkin' combo locations. The information is provided to give a general overview of affiliated brands within the larger franchise network. A prospective franchisee should consider how the strength and strategies of these sister brands might indirectly impact the overall perception and stability of the Moe's Southwest Grill brand.