2026 FDD Item 19, p. 78 Checked Nov 2, 2026
Ben & Jerry's Franchise Revenue (2026 FDD)
In Item 19 of its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, Ben & Jerry's reports average reported Gross Sales, Scoop Shops open all 12 months (Chart 1) of $664,862 (52 weeks ending December 31, 2025, 126 continuously operating Scoop Shops that reported sales each month; 61 (48%) reported $600,000 or more). The figures below are selected disclosures, not a substitute for reading the full Item 19.
Startup cost: a Ben & Jerry's franchise costs an estimated $280,300 – $631,300 to open (Item 7). See the full Ben & Jerry's franchise cost breakdown.
Does Ben & Jerry's Item 19 show profit or owner pay?
No. Ben & Jerry's Item 19 reports sales but no profit, costs or owner pay. Rent, payroll, supplies, loan payments and Item 6 fees such as the royalty (3% of Gross Sales) come out of sales before an owner is paid, so these figures cannot show what an owner earns.
What Ben & Jerry's discloses (Item 19)
Source: Ben & Jerry's 2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 78.
| Figure | Value | Period | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average reported Gross Sales, Scoop Shops open all 12 months (Chart 1) | $664,862 | 52 weeks ending December 31, 2025 | 126 continuously operating Scoop Shops that reported sales each month; 61 (48%) reported $600,000 or more (Item 19, PDF p. 80) |
| Median reported Gross Sales, Scoop Shops open all 12 months (Chart 1) | $583,767 | 52 weeks ending December 31, 2025 | 126 continuously operating Scoop Shops that reported sales each month (Item 19, PDF p. 80) |
| Average Gross Sales, Satellite Shops | $353,233 | 2025 | 16 Satellite Shops operating as of December 31, 2025 (offered only to existing franchisees) (Item 19, PDF p. 80) |
| Median Gross Sales, Satellite Shops | $304,678 | 2025 | 16 Satellite Shops operating as of December 31, 2025 (offered only to existing franchisees) (Item 19, PDF p. 80) |
Item 19 sample and definitions
Item 19 (PDF pages 78-82). Chart 1 sorts the 126 full-year Scoop Shops by customer profile: 89 Community, 36 Tourist and 1 Quick Fix. 25 of 36 Tourist shops (69%) and 36 of 89 Community shops (40%) reported $600,000 or more. Full-year sales ranged from $154,592 to $2,411,194, and satellite sales from $12,688 to $954,451. The charts exclude 9 shops open part of the year, 8 closed a month or more for weather, 1 Test Shop, Special Venue shops (covered by a separate FDD) and the 2 company-owned shops in Vermont. This record does not use the seasonal-shop figures because Note 4 describes 17 Seasonal Shops while Chart 2 totals 15. Figures are unaudited franchisee reports and include off-premise and cake sales.
How to interpret Ben & Jerry's Item 19 figures and sample limits · What Item 19 does and does not show about owner pay.
Fee illustration using reported sales
Calculated fee illustration using Item 6 and Item 19, not an FDD profit disclosure or owner-income estimate.
Source: Ben & Jerry's 2026 FDD, Item 6 (fee inputs), PDF p. 25.
The selected annual sales metric supports the illustration below. Other Item 19 rows can cover different periods or samples and are not interchangeable inputs. Sales remaining after these fees still have to cover operating costs.
| Sales figure | Sales | Fees to franchisor & marketing | Left for all other costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average reported Gross Sales, Scoop Shops open all 12 months (Chart 1)52 weeks ending December 31, 2025 · 126 continuously operating Scoop Shops that reported sales each month; 61 (48%) reported $600,000 or more | $664,862 | $47,740 | $617,122 |
The range uses the recorded recurring fee ranges. Rent, payroll, cost of goods, loan payments and taxes still come out of the last column. The sales sample’s results do not predict a new outlet’s results.
Scope of these figures: The selected Ben & Jerry's disclosures above retain their recorded periods and samples. The lead figure covers 126 continuously operating Scoop Shops that reported sales each month; 61 (48%) reported $600,000 or more. They do not establish take-home owner income or the results of a new outlet. Read the linked Item 19 for the franchisor's definitions and exclusions.
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Sources
Ben & Jerry's Franchising, Inc. Franchise Disclosure Document, issued May 29, 2026, as filed with the Minnesota Commerce (CARDS). Read the source FDD PDF. How to get this FDD yourself.
- Item 5: cited PDF p. 22
- Item 6: cited PDF p. 25
- Item 7: cited PDF p. 30
- Item 19: cited PDF p. 78
- Item 20: cited PDF p. 88
- Agreement term (Item 17): cited PDF p. 70
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Document & verification changelog
- November 2, 2026: Source check completed against the recorded FDD.
- November 2, 2026: Initial cost profile published from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (issued May 29, 2026).
- November 2, 2026: Independently checked against the May 29, 2026 Minnesota Clean FDD: cover, Items 1, 5, 6, 7, 11, 17, 19 and 20. Item 6 now lists all 22 table rows (the draft had 8), with the royalty recorded at its current 3% and its 5% ceiling in notes. Added the opening time, in-line and kiosk Item 7 totals, satellite-shop Item 19 figures and Item 20 scope notes; removed the seasonal-shop figure because Item 19 states two different sample sizes for it. Rewrote the analysis. The Item 6 table cites notes 5 to 8, which the FDD does not print.