Frozen Desserts: Ice Cream

Handel's Homemade Ice Cream

Canfield, OH · Founded 1989 · HSHI

Handel’s Enterprises, LLC offers franchises for the establishment and operation of ice cream parlors that sell homemade ice cream, sherbet, ices, and other ice cream products under the Handel’s trademark.

2026 Franchise 500
#133
173
units (2025)
13.1%
year over year

Units by Year

75
2021
94
2022
124
2023
153
2024
173
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$454,500 – $1,093,700
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$50,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
1%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

6% of Gross Revenue

Leadership

  • Leonard Jerome Fisher

    Chairman

  • Jennifer A. Schuler

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Naveen Dasa

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Hillary Frei

    Chief Marketing Officer

  • Erin Snyder

    Vice President of Franchise Development

  • Deepak Kahlon

    Vice President of Operations

  • Garrett Snyder

    Vice President of Real Estate Construction and Design

  • Jody Lee Nerone

    Vice President of Store Development and Product Innovation

  • Sarah Alice Bradley

    Vice President of Operations Services

  • Ryan Francis Staver

    Vice President of Supply Chain

On File

FDD years
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Franchisee records
153
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
64
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
36 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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