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    Ben And Jerrys Special Venue Scoop Shop Program vs ISG Franchise

    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

    • Ben And Jerrys Special Venue Scoop Shop Program figures come from its 2026 FDD and ISG Franchise figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • 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, ISG Franchise: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureBABen And Jerrys Special Venue Scoop Shop ProgramIFISG Franchise
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $185,600 – $375,300
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $223,917 – $451,800
    Franchise agreement total investment: $223,917 - $451,800
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $18,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 20
    $30,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $5.00
    Royalty maximum 5% of Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21
    $6.00
    Royalty
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $2.00
    Advertising fund contribution: 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21
    $1.00
    Marketing Fund Contribution
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    17
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64
    5
    Outlets at end of 2023
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −5
    Calculated: 22 at end of 2023 → 17 at end of 2025
    +2
    Calculated: 3 at end of 2021 → 5 at end of 2023
    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 — Pick A Scoop, Inc.; one of four affiliate-owned stores
    $607,386
    other Pick A Scoop, Inc. · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Pick a Scoop F, Inc.; one of four affiliate-owned stores
    $21,423
    other Pick a Scoop F, Inc. · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — I Scream Gelato Miami, LLC; one of four affiliate-owned stores
    $894,351
    other I Scream Gelato Miami, LLC · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    +2 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.

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