Trends · data through September 2026

Ice Cream & Frozen Treats in Connecticut

Iceflower tracks 286 stores from 167 ice cream & frozen treats in Connecticut. Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Haagen-Dazs and Gofer Ice Cream.

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
167
Tracked stores
286
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked ice cream & frozen treats

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. Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard and Haagen-Dazs sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 R Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard logo Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard - +17.5%
2 H Haagen-Dazs logo Haagen-Dazs - +16.6%
3 G Gofer Ice Cream - +13.9%
4 A Ashley's Ice Cream ▲1 +13.7%
5 D Dairy Queen logo Dairy Queen - +11.4%
6 B Ben & Jerry's logo Ben & Jerry's - +7.9%
7 F Froyo World - +7.4%
8 V Van Leeuwen Ice Cream logo Van Leeuwen Ice Cream - +6.5%
9 C Carvel Ice Cream logo Carvel Ice Cream ▼1 -12.4%
10 B Baskin-Robbins logo Baskin-Robbins - -81.9%
  • Dairy Queen
  • American Creamery
  • Baskin-Robbins
  • Ben & Jerry's
  • Ashley's Ice Cream
  • Cold Stone Creamery
  • Carvel Ice Cream
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

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

  • Dairy Queen (44)
  • American Creamery (1)
  • Baskin-Robbins (5)
  • Ben & Jerry's (8)
  • Ashley's Ice Cream (5)
  • Cold Stone Creamery (8)
  • Carvel Ice Cream (19)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 D Dairy Queen logo Dairy Queen 44
  • 2 C Carvel Ice Cream logo Carvel Ice Cream 19
  • 3 B Ben & Jerry's logo Ben & Jerry's 8
  • 4 C Cold Stone Creamery logo Cold Stone Creamery 8
  • 5 R Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard logo Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard 7
  • 6 B Baskin-Robbins logo Baskin-Robbins 5
  • 7 A Ashley's Ice Cream 5
  • 8 G Gofer Ice Cream 5
  • 9 F Froyo World 4
  • 10 V Van Leeuwen Ice Cream logo Van Leeuwen Ice Cream 4
  • 11 P Peachwave logo Peachwave 4
  • 12 H Haagen-Dazs logo Haagen-Dazs 3
  • 13 R Rich Farm Ice Cream 3
  • 14 S sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt logo sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 3
  • 15 G Grassroots Ice Cream 2
  • 16 O Oggi Gelato 2
  • 17 F Frisbie's Dairy Barn 2
  • 18 G Gelato & Cioccolato 2
  • 19 D Dave's Gourmet Paletas 2
  • 20 T The Farmer's Cow Calfe & Creamery 2
  • 21 D Dippin' Dots logo Dippin' Dots 2
  • 22 1 16 Handles logo 16 Handles 2
  • 23 K Kiwi Spoon 2
  • 24 M Mel's Downtown Creamery 2
  • 25 A Arethusa Farm Dairy 2
  • 26 C Cream Time 1
  • 27 T Tall Man's Homemade Ice Cream 1
  • 28 L La Fenice 1
  • 29 S Sweet Ashley's Ice Cream 1
  • 30 T The Scoop Ice Cream Cafe 1
  • 31 H Hoodsie Ice Cream 1
  • 32 E Emrey's Specialty Sweets & Sodas 1
  • 33 T Twisters Ice Cream 1
  • 34 S Sweet Scoops 1
  • 35 I Il Bacio Ice Cream 1
  • 36 D Deep River Ice 1
  • 37 I Ice Angel LLC 1
  • 38 S Scoopin ice cream shop 1
  • 39 P Paleteria Rey Azteca 1
  • 40 M Menchie's Frozen Yogurt logo Menchie's Frozen Yogurt 1
  • 41 S Shortt's Farm & Ice Cream 1
  • 42 Y YoYo Thai Ice Cream Roll 1
  • 43 G Gelatissimo 1
  • 44 M Main St Gelato 1
  • 45 V Via Lactea CT 1
  • 46 A Ashford Dairy Bar 1
  • 47 J Jesse's Ice Cream 1
  • 48 H Higgie's Food and Ice Cream 1
  • 49 D Dunphy's Ice Cream Parlor 1
  • 50 S Sunny Daes Ice Cream 1

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