Where can I find additional information regarding Institutional Facilities for Ben Jerrys franchises?
Ben_Jerrys Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
As described below, we are offering franchises for Scoop Shops and Satellite Shops through this Disclosure Document. In April 2002, we began offering franchises for Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shops to be operated by individuals and businesses that operate as contract feeders and providers of food and other managed services to "Institutional Facilities." "Institutional Facilities" include airports, parks, stadiums, business and industrial complexes, theaters, museums, educational facilities, hospitals, and art centers (see Item 12 for additional information regarding Institutional Facilities). This Disclosure Document does not describe the franchise program offered to contract feeders and food service providers for Institutional Facilities, as that program is described in a separate Disclosure Document. We refer to these types of Scoop Shops as "Special Venue Scoop Shops."
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 9–16)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Ben Jerrys's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 1 mentions that in April 2002, Ben Jerrys began offering franchises for Scoop Shops to be operated by individuals and businesses that operate as contract feeders and providers of food and other managed services to "Institutional Facilities." The FDD defines "Institutional Facilities" as including airports, parks, stadiums, business and industrial complexes, theaters, museums, educational facilities, hospitals, and art centers. Item 1 refers to Item 12 for additional information regarding Institutional Facilities.
However, the document clarifies that the standard Franchise Disclosure Document does not cover the franchise program offered to contract feeders and food service providers for Institutional Facilities. These types of Scoop Shops are referred to as "Special Venue Scoop Shops."
Therefore, if you are interested in operating a Ben Jerrys franchise within an Institutional Facility, you should look to a separate Disclosure Document specific to the "Special Venue Scoop Shops" program, as the standard FDD does not contain the relevant details. You should request this separate document from Ben Jerrys franchising to get the specific details.