Franopolis

    Franchise opportunities compared

    Ben And Jerrys Special Venue Scoop Shop Program vs Great Harvest Bread Co.

    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.
    • Ben And Jerrys Special Venue Scoop Shop Program discloses 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 (Ben And Jerrys Special Venue Scoop Shop Program: 1, Great Harvest Bread Co.: 9). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureBABen And Jerrys Special Venue Scoop Shop ProgramGreat Harvest Bread Co.
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $185,600 – $375,300
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $591,742 – $871,077
    Single unit — TOTAL 10 (excluding tenant improvement allowance
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $18,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 20
    $40,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $5.00
    Royalty maximum 5% of Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21
    $5.00
    Royalty Fee — 5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $2.00
    Advertising fund contribution: 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21
    $2.50
    Brand Fund — 2.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    17
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64
    55
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −5
    Calculated: 22 at end of 2023 → 17 at end of 2025
    +3
    Calculated: 52 at end of 2023 → 55 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
    0 percent
    other Sales band $500,000 - $599,999 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — High chart row
    $2,928,187
    other High gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom 25% chart row
    $505,087
    other Bottom 25% gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bakery cafes full year; narrative95, chart Average row62; source counts retained
    15 units
    other Top 25% chart Stores count · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    +6 more groups in the full report

    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.

    Full Ben And Jerrys Special Venue Scoop Shop Program reportFull Great Harvest Bread Co. reportAdd more brands to compare