OddFellows

PRESS & BUZZ

• #1 ice cream shop in New York City (Village Voice) One of Country’s top 10 (Yahoo!)
• One of New York City’s best (Vogue)
• One of New York City’s best (CNN)
• Best ice cream shop in New York (Mashed) 
• Best ice cream in New York City (PureWow) 
• One of Country’s best (Thrillist)
• Chorizo Caramel–One of 100 best dishes in NYC (Time Out)

ODDFELLOWS BACKSTORY

Co-Founder Mohan Kumar, while trying to satisfy his wife Holiday’s pregnancy cravings, reached out to a friend – and James Beard nominee pastry chef – Sam Mason for help. Two quarts of pretzel ice cream and a few days later, they had an idea... Let’s open an ice cream company.

In June 2013, they opened an ice cream shop in Williamsburg, to long lines and critical acclaim. Taking inspiration from all over the world, they made ice cream In small batches – over 600 flavours, at last count. . . and they are all “wildly inventive” (New York Times), “famously oddball” (Vanity Fair), a “sucker punch to your taste buds, fantastic” (Stephen Colbert) and “so f*cking good” (David Chang, Momofuku).

UNIQUELY ODD COLLABORATIONS...

Fashion, TV, Booze, Chefs, Music, and more...

• We collaborated with LCD Soundsystem and Sony Music to create a special flavor for bands American Dream album release. The flavor (Peanut Butter S’mores) was such a huge hit that it has become part of our initial CPG launch in grocery.  - (SONY MUSIC)

• Our biggest collaboration success story was with Desus & Mero (“the Bodega Boys”) which launched in the late summer of 2020. Six (6!) unique flavors inspired by the New York City bodega. These “capsules” garnered a ton of media and sold very well! (SHOWTIME)

• We collaborated with Sweet Chick, the popular NYC restaurant owned by Nas. We created a chicken and waffles sundae that consisted of Buttermilk Apple ice cream, on top of waffles and covered with fried chicken crisps, and brown butterscotch.

• Baileys asked us to create a soft serve sundae for them and the result was the OddFellows x Baileys “Everyday Sundae” made with Baileys and coffee soft serve, topped with coffee soil, chocolate wafers, and Baileys caramel. (BAILEYS)

Take Your Love for Icecream and Create a More Rewarding Future

With a proven track record and flavor-forward concept, OddFellows isn’t just your average franchise – it’s a chance to be part of a dynamic and daring ice cream coup d’etat. If you’re hungry for a venture that’s as passion-filled as it is profitable, OddFellows has the recipe for your success.

Proven Wins: Oddfellows hit the scene with a bang, launching in Brooklyn and quickly expanding. Our success showcases profitability that’s as boundless as our flavors.

Strong ROI: With sensible overhead and startup costs that will save you stacks, our priority of optimizing profitability pairs perfectly with an impressive bottom line.

Simple Ops: Our model is smooth like soft-serve, with straightforward operations and a streamlined management structure that keeps your hustle hassle-free.

Radical Concept: From housemade concoctions to our vintage decor, we’re serving up an out-of-the-box experience that keeps customers on their toes and coming back.

Growth Gains: The world wants high-quality and unconventional. OddFellows is here to deliver with fire socials and stats hotter than our wasabi chocolate chip...

"Wildly Inventive" (The New York Times)

"Famously oddball" (Vanity Fair)

"Oddfellows' ice creams are so fucking good" (Dave Chang, Momofuku)

"This is the place to go for both quicky flavors and creative takes on classics" (Martha Stewart Weddings)

"A sucker punch to your taste buds. Fantastic" (Stephen Colbert)

"Mad ice cream scientists" (ZAGAT)

"Among all of New York's Great Ice cream shops, Oddfellows pushes hardest against the conventions of frozen treats." (New York Magazine)

We're Searching For Our Ice Cream Dream Team

Investment Snapshot

Franchise Fee: $30,000

Minimum Initial Investment: $250,000

Royalty Fee: 6% of Gross Sales

Local Advertising: 1% of Gross Sales

Corporate Marketing Fund: 1% of Gross Sales

We’re looking to partner with trailblazers and trendsetters who thrive on fearless imagination and forging connections. If you’ve got the charm to make friends with a brick wall and the guts to turn bacon egg cheese ice cream skeptics into rabid fans, you’re our kind of candidate. Potential franchisees should possess:

• Strong sales and customer service abilities
• General business acumen and management skills
• Passion for our brand and our company culture

Brand Power: OddFellows is a brand that’s impossible to ignore. Our marketing maestros will have the whole block buzzing.

Big Savings: We use our collective purchasing power to score savvy discounts that’ll bless your bank account and your bottom line.

Strong Start: Our site selection services go beyond the basics including demographic deets and our final stamp of approval.

Next-Gen Vision: OddFellows’ leadership continually develops techniques to remain at the forefront of industry innovation.

Invest in a Proven Ice Cream Phenomenon Without Making Ice Cream!

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