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+1.178% units YoY

SPABO Ice Cream

Quick service restaurant

SPABO Ice Cream franchises all 601 of its US units from a Bronx, New York HQ under the Mister Softee family of brands, with trucks and equipment purchased from MSSM and soft-serve mix and Proprietary Products purchased from SPABO, Mister Softee, or another approved supplier. The FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, and franchised outlets grew 1.178% year over year. With 77 mapped operators running a single truck-based unit each, the buying pattern here is procurement-led rather than software-led.

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Total units
601
601 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+1.178%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
—
of gross sales
Ad fund
0%
national + local
Initial fee
$8K
per unit
Investment range
$242K–$287K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

16 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 12 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

(i)annual financial reports and operating statements in the form SPABO specifies, prepared by a certified public accountant or state licensed public accountant, within ninety (90) days after the close of each of your fiscal years;

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

Except for MSSM for the truck and equipment, and SPABO generally, neither Mister Softee nor any affiliate is currently a designated or approved supplier for any item.

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Item 8

the minimum insurance requirements upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to you, and you must comply with any of these types of modifications within the time specified in the notice.

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

0

Item 8

During its most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, Mister Softee did not derive any revenue in connection with franchisees’ required purchases.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Franchise agreement

SPABO and/or Mister Softee and/or their affiliates may from time to time receive consideration from suppliers resulting from your purchases.

Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?

30

Item 8

approximately 30% to 50% of the total cost of operating your business after that time

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 6

If we incur any costs in connection with evaluating a supplier at your request, you must reimburse us for the reasonable testing costs regardless of whether the supplier is subsequently approved.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

If you wish to purchase any item for which Mister Softee has established approved suppliers, from an unapproved supplier, you must provide SPABO or Mister Softee with the name, address and telephone number of the proposed supplier, a description of the item(s) you wish to purchase, and ©2025 Spabo Ice Cream Corp.

Franchise management

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Franchise agreement

SPABO has the right to inspect and/or audit your business records at any time during normal business hours, to determine whether you are current with suppliers and are otherwise operating in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the Operations Manual.

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Item 11

Mister Softee may modify the contents of the Operations Manual, although modifications will not alter your fundamental rights under the Franchise Agreement.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

You may purchase soft-serve ice cream mix and other consumable inventory only from SPABO, Mister Softee or other approved suppliers.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You shall purchase all equipment, inventory and supplies (including, without limitation, your vehicle and equipment, soft-serve ice cream mixes, hard ice cream, frozen desserts, novelties, stick items and other products) from designated or approved suppliers (“System Suppliers”).

People

Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You shall use all materials, ingredients, supplies, paper goods, uniforms, furnishings, signs, equipment, methods of exterior and interior design and construction and methods of production and preparation prescribed by, or that conforms to, Mister Softee’s standards and specifications.

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You shall purchase and use any and all computer software programs (“Software”) that SPABO and/or Mister Softee designates for use by the System, and, within ninety (90) days from the date you receive written notice from SPABO and/or Mister Softee of such computer requirements, shall license such Software and purchase…

Sales and CRM

Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You shall purchase and use any and all computer software programs (“Software”) that SPABO and/or Mister Softee designates for use by the System, and, within ninety (90) days from the date you receive written notice from SPABO and/or Mister Softee of such computer requirements, shall license such Software and purchase…

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Franchise agreement

SPABO and/or Mister Softee reserve the right to offer, from time to time, additional tuition-free training programs and/or refresher courses to you and/or your employees.

The filing answers no to 6 questions
  • Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Franchise agreement
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
  • Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
  • Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11

Who buys here

The buyer at this brand

The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.

Sales LeaderGrowth 500 999

HQ committee: CEO/President + VP Ops + IT/CIO + Franchise + procurement involved.

VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at SPABO Ice Cream SPABO Ice Cream runs 601 units, all of them franchised, with franchised outlets up 1.178% year over year. The FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. A 10-year initial term and SPABO's role as a regional subfranchisor of the Mister Softee system make SPABO part of a larger soft-serve franchise family worth mapping as a group.

Who controls software purchasing President Demetrious Spaliaras and Vice President Peter Bouziotis lead SPABO Ice Cream, with Mister Softee President John P. Conway, Jr., Vice President Michael Conway and Consultant James F. Conway, Jr. on the Mister Softee side. With 77 mapped operators each running a single unit, purchasing here centers on the vehicle and product supply chain that HQ already controls, more than on a named software stack.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Item 11 of the FDD covers technology and training requirements for SPABO franchisees: Mister Softee requires each truck to be equipped with a GPS device that lets customers track it through a mobile app. Procurement in this system runs through Item 8's approved-supplier chain instead: trucks and equipment come from MSSM, and soft-serve mix and Proprietary Products come from SPABO, Mister Softee, or another approved supplier.

Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: trucks and equipment must be purchased from MSSM, and soft-serve ice cream mix, other consumable inventory and Proprietary Products must come from SPABO, Mister Softee, an affiliate, or another approved supplier, though franchisees may propose an alternative supplier for approval. Franchisees in good standing can renew for a 5-year term by giving notice, staying current on payments and compliance, and paying the renewal fees - the new agreement may carry materially different terms.

How to read the SPABO Ice Cream FDD The embedded PDF viewer below carries SPABO Ice Cream's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document in full. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked target list of franchise systems like this one.

Questions vendors ask

SPABO Ice Cream, answered from the filing

President Demetrious Spaliaras and Vice President Peter Bouziotis lead SPABO Ice Cream's Bronx, New York HQ, alongside Mister Softee President John P. Conway, Jr. and Vice President Michael Conway - with 77 mapped operators each running one unit, HQ and its Mister Softee affiliation set the buying pattern.
Mister Softee requires each truck to be equipped with a GPS device that lets customers track it through a mobile app. Item 8's approved-supplier chain for trucks, equipment and Proprietary Products is where this filing's requirements concentrate.
SPABO Ice Cream runs 601 units nationwide, all franchised, with 77 mapped operators concentrated in NY (70) and NJ (6) - a dense, single-state-heavy footprint inside the Mister Softee family.
SPABO runs an approved-supplier list under Item 8: trucks and equipment must come from MSSM, and soft-serve mix and Proprietary Products must come from SPABO, Mister Softee, an affiliate, or another approved supplier, though franchisees may propose an alternative supplier for approval.
SPABO's Item 17 lets franchisees in good standing renew for a 5-year term once their truck and equipment meet current specifications and renewal fees are paid - that vehicle-refresh cycle is the most likely point to introduce new operational technology.
The embedded PDF viewer below carries SPABO Ice Cream's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document in full - use it to confirm the MSSM and Mister Softee procurement terms referenced above.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

77 operators run 77 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit77

Top states by locations

NY70
NJ6

Ownership

The portfolio behind SPABO Ice Cream

single_brand_holdco of Mister Softee.

Sibling brands

Mister Softee Queens

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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.