Who owns Dippin' Dots?
Dippin' Dots is owned by J&J Snack Foods (the United States, NASDAQ: JJSF), which has owned the brand since 21 June 2022.[1][2]
Evidence: J & J Snack Foods Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-26, SEC EDGAR, 26 November 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- J & J Snack Foods Corp. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Mount Laurel, New Jersey
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Ice cream
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: JJSF
- Trademark registrant
- DIPPIN' DOTS, L.L.C. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Dippin' Dots
Dippin' Dots sells ice cream, flavoured ice and frozen yoghurt as small beads frozen cryogenically in liquid nitrogen at minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit, served by the cup or in individual packs. Owner J & J Snack Foods has been pushing the brand beyond stadiums and theme parks into supermarket retail and further into cinemas.
What J&J Snack Foods's annual report says about Dippin' Dots
Sentences about Dippin' Dots from J&J Snack Foods's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Many examples of successful cross-selling and leveraging our brands across customer channels, including our recent expansion of Dippin' Dots brand into retail and further into the theater channel.
Frozen novelties sales increased $1.9 million, or 1%, to $149.9 million for the year, with the increase driven by an approximate 3% increase in Dippin' Dots sales.
Sales of new products in retail supermarkets were approximately $5.0 million, driven primarily by the launch of Dippin' Dots sundaes.
How often J&J Snack Foods names Dippin' Dots in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Dippin' Dots
The USPTO record for the Dippin' Dots mark lists DIPPIN' DOTS, L.L.C. as the owner of record (serial number 77565743). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[3]
Ownership timeline of Dippin' Dots
- 2022 – present J&J Snack Foods [1][2] verified
Where Dippin' Dots sits in J&J Snack Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by J&J Snack Foods
J&J Snack Foods controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in ice cream, and who owns them
The 74 brands in ice cream on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, with 14; J&J Snack Foods has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ben & Jerry's | The Magnum Ice Cream Company | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bravo Cone | Binggrae | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Drumstick | Froneri | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Deluxe | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Choco Monaka Jumbo | Morinaga | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Gala | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Ice Vegas | Poulina | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
| Chocliz | Yili | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: J&J Snack Foods
J&J Snack Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States, founded in 1971. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: JJSF.
J & J Snack Foods is a New Jersey company, incorporated in 1971, that makes the snacks sold at stadiums, cinemas, theme parks, convenience stores and school cafeterias. It believes it is the largest manufacturer of soft pretzels in the United States, owns Dippin' Dots and the ICEE frozen drink business, and often places its own ovens, warmers and drink dispensers in customer locations. Bakery products for foodservice are its largest product line by sales.
J&J Snack Foods: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Dippin' Dots and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Dippin' Dots is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dippin' Dots?
The parent company of Dippin' Dots is J&J Snack Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Dippin' Dots American?
Yes. Dippin' Dots originated in the United States and its owner, J&J Snack Foods, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has J&J Snack Foods owned Dippin' Dots?
J&J Snack Foods has owned Dippin' Dots since 21 June 2022.
Is Dippin' Dots still owned by J&J Snack Foods?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Dippin' Dots is still owned by J&J Snack Foods. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] J & J Snack Foods Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 26 November 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] J & J Snack Foods Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2022-11-22 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 22 November 2022; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [3] USPTO: DIPPIN' DOTS, serial 77565743 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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