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Ranking38 chainsIce cream storeUpdated November 8, 2026

Ice cream stores: the largest chains in Switzerland

The largest chains in the “Ice cream store” category in Switzerland by number of active locations in the category. In total 635 ice cream stores, 28% of them belong to chains; number one is Gelateria di Berna with 18 locations (3% of the category). The ranking lists all 38 chains with two or more locations in the category.

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38 chains in the ranking·Switzerland · Ice cream store·Chain — two or more active locations in the category
1–38 of 38
RankChainLocationsCantonsMarket shareAddresses
01
Gelateria di BernaBern, Zurich and others
18 6
2.8%
02
Manu GelatoVaud, Geneva and others
13 4
2.0%
03
Gelateria LeonardoZurich, St. Gallen and others
9 3
1.4%
04
GelatiZurich, Lucerne
7 2
1.1%
05 6 1
0.9%
06
IG
Intrigo GelateriaFribourg, Vaud and others
5 3
0.8%
07
EI
EisladenZurich, Aargau
5 2
0.8%
08
dieciLucerne, Zurich and others
4 3
0.6%
09
KALTE LUSTAargau, Zurich and others
4 3
0.6%
10
AmorinoVaud, Basel-Stadt and others
4 3
0.6%
11
SG
Sepp’s GlaceSt. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden
3 2
0.5%
12
CH
ChelatiAargau
3 1
0.5%
13 3 1
0.5%
14 3 1
0.5%
15 3 1
0.5%
16 3 1
0.5%
17 2 1
0.3%
18
MG
Meister GlaceSt. Gallen, Thurgau
2 2
0.3%
19
LG
L’Artisan GlacierZurich, Neuchâtel
2 2
0.3%
20
GL
Gelato LeporeLucerne, Aargau
2 2
0.3%
21 2 1
0.3%
22
KA
KalanVaud, Valais
2 2
0.3%
23 2 1
0.3%
24 2 1
0.3%
25
AR
2 1
0.3%
26 2 1
0.3%
27 2 1
0.3%
28
HG
2 1
0.3%
29 2 1
0.3%
30
AG
2 1
0.3%
31
FA
2 1
0.3%
32
CU
CuckooBern, Schwyz
2 2
0.3%
33 2 1
0.3%
34 2 1
0.3%
35 2 1
0.3%
36
FD
Fabbrica del DolceBern, Neuchâtel
2 2
0.3%
37
AC
AceroBasel-Stadt
2 1
0.3%
38
AM
AMALOTicino
2 1
0.3%
Share — of all ice cream stores in Switzerland; under the chain — the cantons with most of its locations in the category635 in the category
Chains and independent companies
In chains178 · 28%
Independent457 · 72%

The five largest chains account for 8.3% of all ice cream stores in Switzerland.

The database
Ice cream stores in one file

635 ice cream stores — chains and independents — with phone, website, opening hours and chain.

How we count

Rank — by number of active locations of the chain in the “Ice cream store” category in all of Switzerland; share — of all ice cream stores. A chain has at least two locations; the chain affiliation comes from the source. Closed locations are not counted.

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