Frozen Desserts: Ice Cream

Dippin' Dots

Paducah, KY · Founded 1999 · DDPT

Dippin’ Dots Franchising, L.L.C. offers franchises to sell Dippin’ Dots® branded ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and ice products at a fixed store or kiosk location and at events and in other retail locations within a set territory.

2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
259
units (2025)
year over year

Units by Year

231
2021
239
2022
248
2023
261
2024
259
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$138,949 – $398,650
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$35,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
2%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

continuing royalty fee not to exceed 6% of your Gross Sales.

Leadership

  • Stephen C. Heisner

    Vice President of Administration

  • Martin Azambuya

    Senior Director - Franchise & Distributor Sales

  • Tammy Isom

    Franchise Development Manager

  • Adam Timothy Gross

    Vice President of Sales

  • Kimberly Milite

    Senior Director of National Sales

  • Daniel Fachner

    President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

  • Shawn Munsell

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Matthew Inderlied

    Chief Customer Officer

  • Michael Pollner

    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

On File

FDD years
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Franchisee records
214
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
0
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
26 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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