What is the significance of Baskin-Robbins offering franchises in the United States and certain international markets since March 2006 for potential Moes Southwest Grill franchisees?
Moes_Southwest_Grill Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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 franchised Baskin-Robbins restaurants operating internationally and in Puerto Rico.
Source: Item 1 — The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors, and Affiliates (FDD pages 10–23)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Baskin-Robbins is a franchisor of ice cream restaurants and became an Affiliated Program through an acquisition in December 2020. Since March 2006, Baskin-Robbins has been offering franchises in the United States and certain international markets. As of December 29, 2024, there were 2,245 franchised Baskin-Robbins restaurants operating in the United States, including single-branded locations, restaurants at multi-brand locations, and combo restaurants with Dunkin'. Additionally, there were 5,651 single-branded franchised Baskin-Robbins restaurants operating internationally and in Puerto Rico.
Inspire Brands is a parent company to Baskin-Robbins, as well as other franchisors such as Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin', Jimmy John's, and Sonic. Inspire Brands also has international franchisors including Inspire International, DB Canada, DB China, DB Brasil, DB Mexico, and BR UK. These international entities offer and sell franchises for brands like Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Jimmy John's, Sonic, Dunkin', and Baskin-Robbins in various countries.
The significance for a potential Moe's Southwest Grill franchisee is that Moe's is affiliated with a large network of franchise brands under Inspire Brands. While these affiliated franchisors are not obligated to provide products or services to Moe's franchisees, the franchisee may purchase products or services from them if they choose to do so. This affiliation provides Moe's Southwest Grill franchisees with potential access to resources, best practices, and networking opportunities within the broader Inspire Brands ecosystem. However, the FDD specifies that none of these affiliates operate a Moe's franchise.