Trends · data through September 2026

Ice Cream & Frozen Treats in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

Iceflower tracks 131 stores from 78 ice cream & frozen treats in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC. Pelican's SnoBalls grew fastest over the last year, ahead of sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt and Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard.

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
78
Tracked stores
131
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. Pelican's SnoBalls and sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 P Pelican's SnoBalls logo Pelican's SnoBalls - +10.8%
2 S sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt logo sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt - +2.3%
3 R Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard logo Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard - +1.2%
4 C Cold Stone Creamery logo Cold Stone Creamery - -3.6%
5 B Ben & Jerry's logo Ben & Jerry's - -4.9%
6 D Dairy Queen logo Dairy Queen - -5.7%
7 T The Skinny Dip Frozen Yogurt Bar - -9.4%
8 B Baskin-Robbins logo Baskin-Robbins - -12.0%
  • Dairy Queen
  • sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt
  • Cold Stone Creamery
  • Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
  • Gelati Celesti Ice Cream
  • Ben & Jerry's
  • Meadows Original Frozen Custard
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

131 tracked store locations in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Dairy Queen (19)
  • sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt (8)
  • Cold Stone Creamery (9)
  • Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard (7)
  • Gelati Celesti Ice Cream (2)
  • Ben & Jerry's (3)
  • Meadows Original Frozen Custard (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 D Dairy Queen logo Dairy Queen 19
  • 2 C Cold Stone Creamery logo Cold Stone Creamery 9
  • 3 S sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt logo sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt 8
  • 4 R Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard logo Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard 7
  • 5 B Baskin-Robbins logo Baskin-Robbins 6
  • 6 B Ben & Jerry's logo Ben & Jerry's 3
  • 7 P Pelican's SnoBalls logo Pelican's SnoBalls 3
  • 8 T The Skinny Dip Frozen Yogurt Bar 3
  • 9 B Bruster's Real Ice Cream logo Bruster's Real Ice Cream 2
  • 10 C Carvel Ice Cream logo Carvel Ice Cream 2
  • 11 G Gelati Celesti Ice Cream logo Gelati Celesti Ice Cream 2
  • 12 O Old Dominion Ice Company 1
  • 13 S Sunshine Treats VB 1
  • 14 C Corolla Scoops & Sweets 1
  • 15 C Corolla Cupcakes 1
  • 16 T The Swirl 1
  • 17 L Lupitas Paleteria 1
  • 18 K Kookies Cakes Shakes and Gifts 1
  • 19 J Joysicles Gourmet Pops 1
  • 20 T The Big Scoop 1
  • 21 I Ice Cream at the Toano Flower Field 1
  • 22 M Mike's Italian Ices 1
  • 23 I Inside Scoop Cereal Treats & More 1
  • 24 L Lindos Suenos 1
  • 25 M Mister Softee logo Mister Softee 1
  • 26 S S'mores Amore 1
  • 27 S Sweet & Spice Gelato 1
  • 28 C City Center Ice Cream 1
  • 29 U Urban Ice 1
  • 30 O On Ice 1
  • 31 N Norge Bazaar 1
  • 32 G Gilly's Creamery 1
  • 33 S Sandbridge Sugar Shack 1
  • 34 M Migits Ice Cream and Snack Bar 1
  • 35 S Scoops Ice Cream Shop 1
  • 36 B Bubbles Waffles & Ice Cream Factory 1
  • 37 T The Meadows Original Frozen Custard logo The Meadows Original Frozen Custard 1
  • 38 I Ice Cream Hut 1
  • 39 D Delicias Ice Cream Factory 1
  • 40 B Bubba's Ice Cream Shack 1
  • 41 K Kona Ice of Hampton City 1
  • 42 S Sweet Cups Frozen Yogurt 1
  • 43 P PopLovevb 1
  • 44 D Dippin' Dots logo Dippin' Dots 1
  • 45 S SuperHeroes Ice Cream and Pizza 1
  • 46 N Ned's Ice Cream & Sweets 1
  • 47 Y Yo Mamas Frozen Yogurt 1
  • 48 B Bean's Ice Cream 1
  • 49 T The Chill Spot 1
  • 50 G Gillys Creamery 1

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