Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams founder Jeni Britton has been making and selling ice cream for almost 30 years. The company says it generated over $125 million in revenue in 2023.
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00:00The founder of Jenny's Splendid Ice Cream turned a $40,000 bank loan into a multi-million dollar
00:05dessert empire. Jenny Britton started her ice cream journey in 1996 when she left university
00:11to sell her handcrafted creations at a farmer's market. Though the venture ultimately closed after
00:16a few years, it was at this farmer's market that she developed her first breakout flavor,
00:21salty caramel. Britton then enrolled in an ice cream making course at Penn State and volunteered
00:26at dairy farms to deepen her understanding of the science behind ice cream. And in 2002,
00:31she took out a $40,000 small business loan and officially opened Jenny's. Since then,
00:36the company has reported over $125 million in revenue with more than 80 standalone shops nationwide.