[1] The name "Mr. Whippy" has become a generic trademark in the United Kingdom amongst consumers to refer to soft-serve ice cream in a single cone.

Unable to license the brand in the UK, Facchino set up his own Mr. Whippy franchise in Birmingham in 1958,[3] starting with a fleet of six vans.

[5][6] The company's franchise in Australia continued until the mid-1970s, after which the physical vehicle fleet was renamed and sold to several private operators.

General Foods Limited (subsequently Tip Top) acquired the master rights for New Zealand in the early 1980s.

In early 2000, Tip Top sold the master franchise to Peter Woodhams, the Waikato Mr. Whippy franchisee, who in turn sold the master franchise to Flying Kiwi Holdings (a business owned and run by Nick Cairns, Scot and Geliana Graham) in 2006.