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Ben & Jerry's Non Trad

South Burlington, VT · Founded 1978 · BJSN

Ben & Jerry's Franchising, Inc. offers franchises for the establishment and operation of Ben & Jerry's Special Venue Scoop Shops, retail frozen dessert businesses that sell Ben & Jerry's ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, and related products in institutional facilities such as airports, stadiums, educational institutions, and other captive-audience venues.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.benjerry.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
#285
17
units (2025)
0.0%
year over year

Units by Year

38
2021
35
2022
22
2023
17
2024
17
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$277,800 – $606,800
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$18,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
2%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

3% of Gross Sales

Leadership

  • Jochanan Senf

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Rebecca Robinson

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Dena Wimette

    Global Head of Scooping & North America Associate Director

  • Venessa Vilar

    Vice President

  • Natalia Cavaliere

    Vice President, Secretary and Director

  • Catie Mayer

    Treasurer

  • Patrick Shank

    Sr. Contracts, Franchise Relations and Development Manager

  • Amanda Charron

    Retail Training Program Manager

On File

FDD years
20262025
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Franchisee records
15
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
0
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
44 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFBen & Jerry's Non Trad FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFBen & Jerry's Non Trad FDD 2025Opens in a new tab

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