Trends · data through July 2026

Casual Eateries in Connecticut

Iceflower tracks 295 stores from 84 casual eateries chains in Connecticut. Ben & Jerry's grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard and Bruegger's Bagels.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
84
Tracked stores
295
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked casual eateries chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Ben & Jerry's and Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 B Ben & Jerry's logo Ben & Jerry's ▲1 +12.9%
2 R Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard logo Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard - +10.6%
3 B Bruegger's Bagels logo Bruegger's Bagels ▼1 +6.1%
4 D Dunkin' logo Dunkin' - -1.9%
  • Dunkin'
  • Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream
  • Ashley's Ice Cream
  • Ben & Jerry's
  • Bruegger's Bagels
  • Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
  • Long Wharf Carts
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

295 tracked store locations in Connecticut. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Dunkin' (185)
  • Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream (1)
  • Ashley's Ice Cream (5)
  • Ben & Jerry's (3)
  • Bruegger's Bagels (6)
  • Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard (3)
  • Long Wharf Carts (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 D Dunkin' logo Dunkin' 185
  • 2 B Bruegger's Bagels logo Bruegger's Bagels 6
  • 3 A Ashley's Ice Cream 5
  • 4 B Baskin-Robbins logo Baskin-Robbins 5
  • 5 B Ben & Jerry's logo Ben & Jerry's 3
  • 6 R Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard logo Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard 3
  • 7 G Gofer Ice Cream 2
  • 8 F Froyo World 2
  • 9 S sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt logo sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 2
  • 10 F Fancy Bagels 2
  • 11 M Mel's Downtown Creamery 2
  • 12 C Carvel Ice Cream logo Carvel Ice Cream 2
  • 13 V Village Bagels 2
  • 14 1 16 Handles logo 16 Handles 2
  • 15 A Arethusa Farm Dairy 2
  • 16 N Neil's Donuts 2
  • 17 K Kloter's Ice Cream Barn 1
  • 18 D Durham Dari Serv 1
  • 19 S Speedy Donuts 1
  • 20 G Goldberg's Bagels 1
  • 21 S Sweet Cheeks Frozen Yogurt Shoppe 1
  • 22 D Dippin' Dots logo Dippin' Dots 1
  • 23 G Grassroots Ice Cream 1
  • 24 C Club Sandwich 1
  • 25 K Krispy Kreme logo Krispy Kreme 1
  • 26 M Mystic Park Ice Cream 1
  • 27 B Bagels Plus Deli 1
  • 28 A Ami's Bagels & Deli 1
  • 29 H Honeycone Craft Ice Cream logo Honeycone Craft Ice Cream 1
  • 30 R Rich Farm Ice Cream 1
  • 31 L Liz-Sue Bagels 1
  • 32 I Isaac's Bagel Cafe 1
  • 33 A A.M. Bagel 1
  • 34 U Union News 1
  • 35 Y Young Buns Doughnuts 1
  • 36 M Main St Gelato 1
  • 37 B Bagel One 1
  • 38 B Between Rounds logo Between Rounds 1
  • 39 H Haagen-Dazs logo Haagen-Dazs 1
  • 40 B Bagel Bros & Co. 1
  • 41 G Gelatissimo 1
  • 42 S Scooter Bug's Ice Cream Shop 1
  • 43 S Sweet Claude's 1
  • 44 G Grounds Donut House 1
  • 45 T Tony D's Craft Creamery 1
  • 46 W We-Li-Kit Ice Cream 1
  • 47 C Chompers 1
  • 48 S Smyth's Ice Cream 1
  • 49 J J Foster Ice Cream 1
  • 50 B Bagelicious 1

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