Frozen Desserts: Ice Cream

Dippin' Dots

Paducah, KY · Founded 1999 · DDPT

Dippin’ Dots Franchising, L.L.C. offers franchises to sell Dippin’ Dots® branded ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and ice products at a fixed store or kiosk location and at events and in other retail locations within a set territory.

2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
259
units (2025)
-0.8%
year over year

Units by Year

231
2021
239
2022
248
2023
261
2024
259
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$138,949 – $398,650
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$35,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
2%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

continuing royalty fee not to exceed 6% of your Gross Sales.

Leadership

  • Stephen C. Heisner

    Vice President of Administration

  • Martin Azambuya

    Senior Director - Franchise & Distributor Sales

  • Tammy Isom

    Franchise Development Manager

  • Adam Timothy Gross

    Vice President of Sales

  • Kimberly Milite

    Senior Director of National Sales

  • Daniel Fachner

    President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

  • Shawn Munsell

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Matthew Inderlied

    Chief Customer Officer

  • Michael Pollner

    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

  • Stephen C. Heisner

    Vice President of Administration and Human Resources

On File

FDD years
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Franchisee records
214
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
0
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
27 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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