Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026
Top 25 Ice cream franchise operators worldwide
RevenueBase identified 2,976 ice cream franchise operators worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 115,850 professional contacts across them, including 6,187 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New York the largest hub.
This list covers ice cream franchise operators worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for ice cream franchise operators follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest ice cream franchise operators worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19,997 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Dunkin' Brands Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 1,479 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Há mais de 45 anos levando sabor, alegria e experiências inesquecíveis aos brasileiros, a Chiquinho Sorvetes é hoje a maior rede de sorveterias do Brasil, com mais de unidades…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 1,402 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “A Friendly's Ice Cream Shop was opened in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1935 by two young brothers, Prestley and Curtis Blake, with money they borrowed from their parents.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 1,157 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Somos a OGGI Sorvetes, a maior rede de sorvetes do Brasil, com mais de 1.100 lojas espalhadas por 16 estados e o Distrito Federal.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 1,111 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Coldstone Creamery is a restaurants company based out of 160 Preakness Dr, Mount Laurel, NJ, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 1,093 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our family opened the first United Dairy Farmers in 1940.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 1,038 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “It all started on a hot summer day in 1907 when a group of local businessmen decided to open a creamery and make butter from excess cream brought in by area farmers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 924 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Today, the name Vadilal conjures images of lip-smacking ice cream in a whole gamut of flavours.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 875 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Atlanta-based platform company GoTo Foods (formerly known as Focus Brands) is a leading developer of global multi-channel foodservice brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 819 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1986 in Osage Beach, MO by Andy’s parents John and Carol Kuntz, Andy’s Frozen Custard has been providing the freshest frozen custard in the business for 35 years…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 801 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Kona Ice is dedicated to providing a unique experience, spreading fun, and creating smiles while giving back to our local communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 713 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams was founded in 2002 by James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Jeni Britton.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 671 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Eat’N’Go is Africa’s leading master franchisee for the Domino’s Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery, and Pinkberry Gourmet Frozen Yoghurt brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 653 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “TRADIZIONE IN GELATO Freddo es la marca de helados premium, líder en Argentina.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 630 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Founded in 2001, Cravia has grown from a sole Cinnabon outlet in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to become the fastest growing and one of the most successful food and beverage franchise operators…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 610 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “En 1948 inicia la historia de Helados Sarita.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 610 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Handels Ice Cream is a food & beverages company based out of Youngstown, Ohio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 480 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Graeter’s ice cream produces handcrafted ice cream and sorbet lines using a french pot, small batch, artisanal method of production dating back over a century.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 447 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Yogen Früz is a world leader in the frozen yogurt category, based in Ontario, Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 441 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The United States’ first retail ice cream franchise, Carvel® Ice Cream has become one of the best-loved and most recognized names in its industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 404 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The UK’s Leading Italian Gelato and Dessert company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 374 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Atuando há 36 anos na fabricação de gelatos comestíveis, a Frosty é uma indústria 100% cearense, gerando mais de empregos diretos e cerca de empregos indiretos.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 360 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt is a self-serve snack franchise with more than 200 locations in the U.S, Dubai, and Mexico.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 352 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Baskin Robbins is the world’s favourite and India’s most loved ice cream brand.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 345 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At Jeremiah's Italian Ice, we've been scooping up our tasty frozen treats since 1996.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: ice cream franchise operators. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names ice cream franchise operators.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of ice cream franchise operators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name ice cream franchise operators. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Ice cream franchise operators worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among ice cream franchise operators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for ice cream franchise operators are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “ice cream franchise operators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names ice cream franchise operators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among ice cream franchise operators, and records with no verified work email.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 6,187 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Ice cream franchise operators by location
11 lists · largest firstEvery Ice cream franchise operators list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Ice cream franchise operators based in the United States896
- Ice cream franchise operators based in Brazil264
- Ice cream franchise operators based in India176
- Ice cream franchise operators based in the United Kingdom146
- Ice cream franchise operators based in Germany123
- Ice cream franchise operators based in the Netherlands108
- Ice cream franchise operators based in Italy94
- Ice cream franchise operators based in Canada86
- Ice cream franchise operators based in France72
- Ice cream franchise operators based in Australia47
- Ice cream franchise operators based in Belgium40
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names ice cream franchise operators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many ice cream franchise operators are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 2,976 ice cream franchise operators worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Dunkin', headquartered in Canton, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most ice cream franchise operators?
The United States leads with 896 companies, followed by Brazil (264) and India (176). Every ice cream franchise operators list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most ice cream franchise operators?
New York leads with 20 headquartered companies, followed by Sao Paulo (19) and London (16).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 6,187 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,976 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.