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Ben & Jerry's

Restaurants & FoodSBA loans FY2020–FY2026

22

SBA Loans

$6.7M

Total Financed

$304K

Avg Loan Size

-33%

YoY Loan Growth

How Ben & Jerry's Compares

  • Ranks #107 of 1,075 Restaurants & Food brands by SBA loan count (#480 of 3,543 overall).
  • Its average loan of $304K is 28% below the Restaurants & Food median of $419K.
  • Its 0.0% charge-off rate compares to a 1.3% average across all Restaurants & Food brands.

SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year

Fiscal YearLoansTotal Financed
FY20205$965K
FY20212$925K
FY20221$411K
FY20231$500K
FY20246$1.7M
FY20254$1.6M
FY20263$567K

FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.

Where Ben & Jerry's Is Getting SBA-Financed

Illinois6 loans · $1.7MMassachusetts4 loans · $1.1MWisconsin2 loans · $612KCalifornia2 loans · $400KMissouri2 loans · $636KMinnesota2 loans · $467KNew Jersey1 loan · $560KColorado1 loan · $411KOhio1 loan · $150KNorth Carolina1 loan · $665K

Recent SBA-Financed Ben & Jerry's Locations

Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.

Lake Area Food & Event LLCWayzata, MN
$50,0002026-03-27
Lake Area Food & Event LLCWayzata, MN
$416,7002026-03-27
Ben & Jerry's Palm SpringsPALM SPRINGS, CA
$100,0002025-11-13
Ben & Jerry'sSAINT LOUIS, MO
$337,0002025-09-30
Tough Investments LLCGREENSBORO, NC
$665,0002025-09-02
Anifel LLCSAINT LOUIS, MO
$299,3002025-07-31
Spoonful LLCFOLSOM, CA
$300,0002024-11-04
Windy City Scoop Shop 2 LLCSCHAUMBURG, IL
$25,0002024-09-09
Windy City Scoop Shop 2 LLCSCHAUMBURG, IL
$431,3002024-09-09
Impact finance Investments LLCTOLEDO, OH
$150,0002024-06-28
Razzle Dazzle Scoops, LLCMILWAUKEE, WI
$121,5002024-06-20
Boston Scoop Shops Inc.HINGHAM, MA
$490,0002024-05-09
Razzle Dazzle Scoops, LLCMILWAUKEE, WI
$490,0002023-12-13
Alpha Smith Inc.GLENVIEW, IL
$500,0002023-07-31
JESS SCOOP LLCFORT COLLINS, CO
$411,3002022-02-16
Windy City Scoop Shop, LLCNAPERVILLE, IL
$365,0002021-04-30
Cape May B&J's LLCCape May, NJ
$560,0002021-03-24
Windy City Scoop Shop, LLCGlenview, IL
$15,0002020-04-22
Windy City Scoop Shop, LLCGlenview, IL
$350,0002020-04-22
Boston Scoop Shops Inc.Boston, MA
$50,0002020-01-28
Boston Scoop Shops Inc.Boston, MA
$400,0002020-01-28
Eastham Ice Cream Inc.Eastham, MA
$150,0002019-11-21

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ben & Jerry's growing or shrinking?

Ben & Jerry's's SBA loan count fell 33% year-over-year. A decline in SBA financing doesn't necessarily mean the brand is shrinking -- franchisees may be using other financing, or SBA lending patterns may have shifted broadly.

How much does it cost to open a Ben & Jerry's franchise?

We don't have that figure -- investment ranges and fees come from a franchisor's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which this site doesn't parse (see methodology). The average SBA loan size of $304K (28% below the typical Restaurants & Food brand's $419K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.

What's the SBA loan default rate for Ben & Jerry's?

0 of 22 SBA loans to Ben & Jerry's franchisees (0.0%) have been charged off since FY2020, compared to 1.3% across all Restaurants & Food brands.

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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset