The owner of Baskin Robbins ice cream shops in Broad Ripple and Greenwood, Indiana, has been accused of violating the terms of its Baskin-Robbins franchise agreement. The prior franchise relationship was terminated in June 2023 due to nonpayment of about $50,000, but the ice cream shops continued to operate as Baskin Robbins while selling product from a competing ice cream brand.

Subsequent cease-and-desist communications and collection attempts have been unsuccessful, and Baskin Robbins now seeks the intervention of the federal court for the Southern District of Indiana.

Stay tuned for updates.

Baskin-Robbins Franchising LLC et al v. Blu Moo Ice Cream Inc. et al.

Court Case Number: 1:24-cv-00293-JRS-CSW
File Date: February 14, 2024
Plaintiff: Baskin-Robbins Franchising LLC, BR IP Holder LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Justin O. Sorrell of Riley Bennett Egloff LLP
Defendant: Blue Moo Ice Cream Inc., Robert Holocher
Cause: Breach of Contract, Breach of Personal Guarantees, Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: James R. Sweeney II
Referred To: Crystal S. Wildeman

Complaint: