Ben & Jerry's
Franchise Overview
Ben & Jerry's operates premium retail scoop shops where franchisees serve inventive ice cream cones, sundaes, milkshakes, and take-home pints made with non-GMO, Fairtrade-certified ingredients — all within a fun, community-oriented environment built around bold flavor and strong brand values.
Just the Facts
For most complete information, see Franchise Disclosure Documents
Ben & Jerry's FDDs and Analysis Reports
These Ben & Jerry's FDDs, as filed, contain 23 sections of federally mandated disclosures such as franchisee obligations, franchisor litigation, and financial performance. FDD's are typically 100+ pages long and are critical to evaluate when researching a franchise. Multi-year analysis reports track how these disclosures change across consecutive FDD filings.
Individual FDD Filings
Complete filings as submitted, including exhibits and financial statements.
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2026
June 2026
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2025 — Special Venue Scoop Shop
April 2025
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2025 — Scoop Shop
April 2025
Show 19 more filings, 2015–2025
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2025
April 2025
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2024 — Scoop Shop
April 2024
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2024 — Special Venue Scoop Shop
April 2024
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2023 — Special Venue
May 2023
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2023
May 2023
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2022 — Special Venue Scoop Shop
April 2022
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2022 — Scoop Shop
April 2022
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2021 — Scoop Shop
April 2021
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2021 — Special Venue Scoop Shop
April 2021
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2020 — Scoop Shop
May 2020
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2020 — Special Venue Scoop Shop
May 2020
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2019
April 2019
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2018
April 2018
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2017 — Special Venue
April 2017
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2017 — Scoop Shop
April 2017
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2016 — Scoop Shop
May 2016
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2016 — Special Venue
May 2016
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2015 — Special Venue
April 2015
Ben & Jerry's FDD 2015 — Scoop Shop
April 2015
Multi-Year Analysis Packages
Year-over-year comparison of consecutive filings. Every figure cited to its filing, Item, and PDF page. Source FDDs included.
Ben & Jerry's Special Venue Scoop Shop 2-Year FDD Analysis Package (FY2023–FY2024)
18 page analysis report · 1 year-over-year transition · 2 source FDDs (2024–2025 filings) included
What's insideSee a full sample report (PDF)
The report covers, in order:
- Executive summary
- Change index
- Consolidated unit summary
- Geographic summary
- Turnover, transfers & closure rates
- Franchisee investment and fees
- Financial performance representation
- Franchisor financial condition
- Franchisor entity & leadership
- Litigation & bankruptcy
- Method, limits and disclaimer
- What this report does not include
- You receive — one analysis report PDF and the 2 source FDD PDFs, 3 downloads in total, available immediately after purchase.
- Every figure is checkable — each carries a citation to its filing, FDD Item, and PDF page, and the filings it cites are in the package.
- Restatements are shown, not overwritten — where a later filing revises an earlier year's figures, both numbers appear with a note.
- Calculated figures are labeled — anything the report calculates rather than quotes is marked as calculated, with its formula published in the report.
- Gaps are explicit — a closing “What this report does not include” section separates what the franchisor didn't disclose from what this report doesn't collect, so an absence is never ambiguous.
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