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2019 Top 500: Frozen desserts

The Top 250 frozen desserts chains, ranked.
Photograph courtesy of Cold Stone Creamery

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Frozen-dessert chains within the Top 500 saw sales increase just 0.2% in 2018; unit count declined 0.7%. Seven chains sale positive sales growth, while eight saw sales decline.

2019 RankChain Name2018 US Sales ($000,000)2018 US Units
20Dairy Queen$3,6544,406
71Baskin-Robbins$6112,550
110Cold Stone Creamery$374*917
148Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy Stores$246*265
212Menchie's Frozen Yogurt$157*440
234Yogurtland$136*273
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

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