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    Auntie Anne's vs Ben And Jerrys Special Venue Scoop Shop Program

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Auntie Anne's and Ben And Jerrys Special Venue Scoop Shop Program disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Auntie Anne's: 7, Ben And Jerrys Special Venue Scoop Shop Program: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureAAAuntie Anne'sBABen And Jerrys Special Venue Scoop Shop Program
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $115,225 – $1,811,400
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $185,600 – $375,300
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $4,800
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 29
    $18,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 20
    Royalty (Item 6)
    7%
    Royalty fee — standard Shops current percentage
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30
    $5.00
    Royalty maximum 5% of Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $2.00
    Advertising contribution — Co-Branded Shops, Auntie Anne’s share
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31
    $2.00
    Advertising fund contribution: 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    1,236
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 95
    17
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +80
    Calculated: 1,156 at end of 2023 → 1,236 at end of 2025
    −5
    Calculated: 22 at end of 2023 → 17 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Enclosed Mall Franchises
    $638,196
    other Enclosed Mall franchises · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 91
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Cinnabon Co-Branded Franchises
    $977,242
    other Cinnabon Co-Branded franchises · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 93
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Outlet Center Franchises
    $1,005,518
    other Outlet Center franchises · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 92
    +4 more groups in the full report
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    0 percent
    other Sales band $500,000 - $599,999 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

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