History

2010

  • Dippin' Dots has 3 million Facebook Fans!
Dippin' Dots Corporate Headquarters

2008

Dippin' Dots Franchising, Inc. ranks 112th on the Entrepreneur "Franchise 500"

2007

  • www.dippindots.com V.5 is launched
  • Dippin' Dots available in Colombia

2006

  • Dippin' Dots available in The Netherlands
  • Dots 'n Cream, conventional ice cream enhanced by beads of Dippin' Dots, is introduced for test marketing in Kroger stores in the midwest
  • Company leadership restructured. Curt Jones becomes Founder/Chairman of the Board. Tom Leonard becomes President, Dippin' Dots, Inc.

2005

  • International Dairy Foods Association names Dippin' Dots Best In Show for Dot Delicacies. Dippin' Dots also wins three awards for package design
  • Dippin' Dots Franchising, Inc. ranks No. 1 on Franchise Times Magazine's Fast 55 list of the fastest growing young franchises in the nation
  • Ice cream cake and ice cream sandwiches (Dotwiches) introduced to launch the "Dot Delicacies" program
  • Six Flags Theme Parks (again) select Dippin' Dots as "Vendor of the Year"
  • Dippin' Dots first produced in Canada
  • Dippin' Dots available in Panama
  • Dippin' Dots Franchising, Inc. ranks 93rd on the Entrepreneur "Franchise 500"

2004

  • Dippin' Dots Franchising, Inc. Achieves 112th spot on the Entrepreneur "Franchise 500," and No. 4 (again) on its Top 50 New Franchise Companies list
  • Dippin' Dots Global, Inc., formed to coordinate international business activities
  • Dippin' Dots Founder Curt Jones is a guest on the Oprah Winfrey television program
  • Six Flags Theme Parks select Dippin' Dots as "Vendor of the Year"

2003

  • Manufacturing plant opens in South Korea, operated by a licensee, to serve markets in Asia
  • Company constructs largest -50°F commercial walk-in freezer in North America at its Kentucky facility
  • Dippin' Dots Franchising, Inc. Achieves 144th spot on the Entrepreneur "Franchise 500," and No. 4 on its Top 50 New Franchise Companies list

2002

  • Online sales begin of ice cream and Dippin' Dots merchandise
  • Dippin' Dots became a regular menu offering for McDonald's restaurants in San Francisco Bay area in California. Grew to several hundred McDonald's restaurants
  • Triple honors from Entrepreneur magazine: 112th spot on the "Franchise 500" list, 69th "Fastest Growing" franchise company and No. 1 "New Franchise Company