Newport resident, 26, is the youngest Ben and Jerry's franchise owner in the country

NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — We've got the scoop when it comes to Ben and Jerry’s Franchise owners.

The youngest owner in the U.S. is from Newport, Rhode Island and owns not one, but two locations in the popular summer town.

Tyler Rosenberg, 26, knows a thing or two about ice cream.

He’s spent a lot of time at the Ben and Jerry’s ice cream shop on Thames Street.

“I believe the summer I turned 14 I started working here,” said Rosenberg. “I got brought into it because my older sister was working here as well, and I continued scooping ice cream every summer and then through college.”

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From scooping ice cream, the former franchise owner made him a manager.

Then last year, the pair went on a walk and Rosenberg said he offered him an opportunity to purchase the two locations he owned.

“At that time I didn’t know what my path would be,” said Rosenberg. “I went to school and got an art degree and now I’m a business owner. I don’t think there’s a lot of other franchisees that we’re recently scooping up on the front lines all the time so it’s nice.”

Rosenberg took a leap of faith and bought the businesses along Thames Street and at Bannister’s Warf.

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According to a public information officer, Rosenberg is the youngest Ben and Jerry’s Franchise owner in Rhode Island and the country.

“I was at a franchise meeting last November in Nashville. I was sitting in the room with all the other franchise owners. It was clear that I was significantly one of the younger people there, so it was kind of cool,” he said.

Rosenberg said while he knows the ins and outs of how the business is run in the front of the house, working behind the scenes is something he’s getting used to.

“You know I could talk to you thoroughly about every ice cream that we have and every ice cream that we’ve had probably for the past 14 years since I’ve been here,” he said. “I took over April 29, which was my first day of ownership.”

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Under Rosenberg’s ownership of the two locations forty people are employed.

He said having been in their shoes literally, he uses his former work experience to help his business run better.

“I live here so I have plenty of people that pop in and give me feedback and congratulate me,” he said. “It’s been rewarding. I think being able to walk on the street and see people enjoy their ice cream and know that like that’s from my business. Coming In here on a busy Saturday night seeing everyone very excited to get our wonderful product and the experience that we offer is great.”

Rosenberg’s sister also helps with his business.

They cater anywhere between six and nine events each week and offer cups, cones or a build your own sundae bar.

In the future, he would like to add another ice cream shop.

“If the weather is there and people are around, we will be busy,” he said. “They can always smell the waffle cones. People, every time someone comes in they’re like ‘Oh it smells so good in here,’ sometimes they come in just for the smell and we love that.”