Ben & Jerry’s says it is coming soon to Five Points, meaning Cherry Garcia will be a walk-in away.
The benjerry.com/Jacksonville-fivepoints site shows the location at 1027 Park St.
“Want to have your Ben & Jerry’s ice cream the way it was originally intended? Head into our locally owned and operated ice cream shop and dig into any of our euphoric ice cream flavors in the way the first scoops were served up by Ben and Jerry themselves,” says the site.
The city is reviewing a permit application for Avant Construction Group of Jacksonville to build-out 833 square feet of space at an estimated project cost of $135,000.
JAA Architecture of Jacksonville is the architect.
Plans indicate a small area of bench seating inside.
The shop is in a strip of retail storefronts opposite the Five Points Theatre building. The space previously was Jane Doe Boutique, which announced in April it closed the location.
Ben & Jerry’s franchises its Scoop Shops internationally.
The benjerry.com website shows at least 170 shops in operation, including several opening soon, in 32 states and Washington, D.C.
The site includes Ben & Jerry’s shops in Nocatee and St. Augustine.
Ben & Jerry’s flavors include those under the registered names of Cherry Garcia, Chunky Monkey, Coffee Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz!, Phish Food and more.
Benjerry.com says its Scoop Shops typically offer Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet flavors, along with sundaes, shakes, fruit smoothies and ice cream cakes.
There are dairy, nondairy and gluten-free options in cones, pints, cups, toppings and more. The company also caters.
The website says full-size shops are 750 to 1,200 square feet, with inline scoop shops at 450 to 650 square feet and kiosks of 100 to 200 square feet.
Business partners Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield founded the ice cream brand in 1978.
London-based Unilever PLC bought the Vermont-based company in 2000, but is spinning it off.
The Reuters news service reported that the brand claimed last year in a lawsuit that Unilever had violated a hands-off policy it had agreed to under which it acknowledged the ice cream maker’s independent board and its responsibility for its social mission.
FoodNavigator.com reported Nov. 5 that Unilever will spin off its ice cream portfolio in December under The Magnum Ice Cream Co.
Reuters reported Oct. 8 that Cohen “expects the simmering conflict between Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever to continue as he carries on a quest to try to buy back the brand he co-founded in 1978.”
The news service reported that Cohen said Magnum is censoring Ben & Jerry’s ability to speak out on progressive causes like Palestinian rights and U.S. immigration.