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How to finance a Ben & Jerry's
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most Ben & Jerry's deals, ranked from public loan records — typical Ben & Jerry's loan about $350K. A bank that has funded the brand knows the model — faster approvals, better terms.
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Ranked by funded Ben & Jerry's loans. Tap a lender to open its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.20 loans · $14M · Arlington Heights, ILFull record →
- 2.196 loans · $21M · Boston, MAFull record →
- 3.1 loans · $2M · Exton, PAFull record →
- 4.2,539 loans · $965M · Columbus, OHFull record →
- 5.13 loans · $4M · Dunmore, PAFull record →
- 6.102 loans · $119M · Saint Petersburg, FLFull record →
- 7.60 loans · $40M · Clayton, MOFull record →
- 8.3,264 loans · $846M · Miami, FLFull record →
- 9.99 loans · $43M · Walla Walla, WAFull record →
- 10.1,025 loans · $292M · Berkeley Heights, NJFull record →
- 11.11 loans · $4M · Hyannis, MAFull record →
- 12.6 loans · $2M · Fort Morgan, COFull record →
22+ funded Ben & Jerry's deals
Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.
- Lake Area Food & Event LLC in Wayzata, MN — $417K (2026) · purchase · First Resource Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $313K (75%)
- Approved
- 3/27/2026
- Loan status
- Committed
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 20
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- All Other Specialty Food Retailers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $463K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $46K
- Est. cash at closing
- $62K
- Monthly payment
- $5,222
- Annual debt service
- $63K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $78K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Ben & Jerry's Palm Springs in Palm Springs, CA — $100K (2026) · Newtek Bank, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $85K (85%)
- Approval → funding
- 5 days
- Approved
- 11/13/2025
- First disbursed
- 11/18/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 30
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
Funded by Newtek Bank, National Association · Lender record →
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- Lake Area Food & Event LLC in Wayzata, MN — $50K (2026) · First Resource Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 9.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $25K (50%)
- Approved
- 3/27/2026
- Loan status
- Committed
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 20
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- All Other Specialty Food Retailers
Funded by First Resource Bank · Lender record →
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- Tough Investments LLC in Greensboro, NC — $665K (2025) · purchase · Climate First Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $499K (75%)
- Approved
- 9/2/2025
- Loan status
- Cancelled
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 14
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $739K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $74K
- Est. cash at closing
- $99K
- Monthly payment
- $8,696
- Annual debt service
- $104K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $130K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Ben & Jerry's in Saint Louis, MO — $337K (2025) · purchase · Midwest Regional Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $253K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 29 days
- Approved
- 9/30/2025
- First disbursed
- 10/29/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 11
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $374K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $37K
- Est. cash at closing
- $50K
- Monthly payment
- $4,500
- Annual debt service
- $54K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $68K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Spoonful LLC in Folsom, CA — $300K (2025) · Banner Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 8.25% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $150K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 8 days
- Approved
- 11/4/2024
- First disbursed
- 11/12/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 4
- Business age
- New Business or 2 years or less
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
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- Anifel LLC in Saint Louis, MO — $299K (2025) · Bank of America, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 7.3% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $224K (75%)
- Approved
- 7/31/2025
- Loan status
- Cancelled
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 11
- Business age
- New Business or 2 years or less
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
Funded by Bank of America, National Association · Lender record →
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- Boston Scoop Shops Inc. in Hingham, MA — $490K (2024) · Eastern Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.5% fixed
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $368K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 21 days
- Approved
- 5/9/2024
- First disbursed
- 5/30/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 17
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- Limited-Service Restaurants
Funded by Eastern Bank · Lender record →
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- Razzle Dazzle Scoops, LLC in Milwaukee, WI — $490K (2024) · Village Bank and Trust, National Association
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 9% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $245K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 194 days
- Approved
- 12/13/2023
- First disbursed
- 6/24/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 24
- Business age
- New Business or 2 years or less
- Industry
- Limited-Service Restaurants
Funded by Village Bank and Trust, National Association · Lender record →
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- Windy City Scoop Shop 2 LLC in Schaumburg, IL — $431K (2024) · Village Bank and Trust, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.75% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $323K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 8 days
- Approved
- 9/9/2024
- First disbursed
- 9/17/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 20
- Business age
- New Business or 2 years or less
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
Funded by Village Bank and Trust, National Association · Lender record →
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- Impact finance Investments LLC in Toledo, OH — $150K (2024) · Sutton Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 8.5% fixed
- Term
- 78 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $75K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 19 days
- Approved
- 6/28/2024
- First disbursed
- 7/17/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 5
- Business age
- Startup, Loan Funds will Open Business
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
Funded by Sutton Bank
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- Razzle Dazzle Scoops, LLC in Milwaukee, WI — $122K (2024) · Village Bank and Trust, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $91K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 4 days
- Approved
- 6/20/2024
- First disbursed
- 6/24/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 24
- Business age
- Startup, Loan Funds will Open Business
- Industry
- Limited-Service Restaurants
Funded by Village Bank and Trust, National Association · Lender record →
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- Windy City Scoop Shop 2 LLC in Schaumburg, IL — $25K (2024) · Village Bank and Trust, National Association
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 8.75% variable
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $13K (50%)
- Approved
- 9/9/2024
- Loan status
- Committed
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 20
- Business age
- New Business or 2 years or less
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
Funded by Village Bank and Trust, National Association · Lender record →
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- Alpha Smith Inc. in Glenview, IL — $500K (2023) · Readycap Lending, LLC
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 11% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $375K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 4 days
- Approved
- 7/31/2023
- First disbursed
- 8/4/2023
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 5
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
Funded by Readycap Lending, LLC · Lender record →
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- JESS SCOOP LLC in Fort Collins, CO — $411K (2022) · purchase · FMS Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $308K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 22 days
- Approved
- 2/16/2022
- First disbursed
- 3/10/2022
- Loan status
- Paid in full (5/31/2025)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 8
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Limited-Service Restaurants
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $457K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $46K
- Est. cash at closing
- $61K
- Monthly payment
- $4,362
- Annual debt service
- $52K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $65K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Cape May B&J's LLC in Cape May, NJ — $560K (2021) · purchase · Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 4.5% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $504K (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 5 days
- Approved
- 3/24/2021
- First disbursed
- 3/29/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 16
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Limited-Service Restaurants
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $622K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $62K
- Est. cash at closing
- $83K
- Monthly payment
- $5,804
- Annual debt service
- $70K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $87K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Windy City Scoop Shop, LLC in Naperville, IL — $365K (2021) · Village Bank and Trust, National Association
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 4.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $183K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 10 days
- Approved
- 4/30/2021
- First disbursed
- 5/10/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 22
- Business age
- Startup, Loan Funds will Open Business
- Industry
- Limited-Service Restaurants
Funded by Village Bank and Trust, National Association · Lender record →
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- Boston Scoop Shops Inc. in Boston, MA — $400K (2020) · Eastern Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 6.25% fixed
- Term
- 90 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $300K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 32 days
- Approved
- 1/28/2020
- First disbursed
- 2/29/2020
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 27
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
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- Windy City Scoop Shop, LLC in Glenview, IL — $350K (2020) · purchase · The Huntington National Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $263K (75%)
- Approved
- 4/22/2020
- Loan status
- Cancelled
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 5
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $389K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $39K
- Est. cash at closing
- $52K
- Monthly payment
- $3,842
- Annual debt service
- $46K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $58K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by The Huntington National Bank · Lender record →
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- Eastham Ice Cream Inc. in Eastham, MA — $150K (2020) · The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 5.88% fixed
- Term
- 93 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $75K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 40 days
- Approved
- 11/21/2019
- First disbursed
- 12/31/2019
- Loan status
- Paid in full (7/31/2022)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 16
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stor
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded loans to Ben & Jerry's businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a Ben & Jerry's purchase with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the brand most (from public records), the typical loan size, and what it takes to qualify. Village Bank and Trust, National Association funds the most. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $350K typical Ben & Jerry's loan
- 14 lenders fund the brand
- 19 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-16.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); DealRoom lender and franchise enrichment.