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Summary:

Terrific opportunity to own a hot franchise for a great price! Using only the finest ingredients, offering freshly made smooth creamy ice cream blended on a frozen granite stone w/endless combinations of fruits, nuts, candy & much more. Every creation is made to order available in cups, waffle bowls, cones, shakes & smoothies.

Confidential listing, please do not discuss with employees.

Business Website: www.coldstonecreamery.com

Competition:

#1 Ice cream in the nation! America’s leading premium ice cream brand. Voted “Best Ice Cream” countless times. Quality, variety & choice-what customers want! Better because made fresh every day in every store, puts them in a class of their own. Industry experts categorize Cold Stone as "Super Premium." Ranked #1 in Category. Entrepreneur Magazine: Fastest-Growing Franchises: #11. Franchise Top 500 Rankings: #54 2011, #35 2010, #46 2009. America's Top Global #47 2011, #29 2010, #40 2009.

Growth and Expansion:

First store opened in 1988, began franchising in 1995. Operating more than 1,400 locations in the US & 20 countries worldwide. Continue to expand co-branded partnerships & create new products to increase sales. Cold Stone has the highest average unit sales volume of any ice cream concept. Ice cream/yogurt is consumed by more than 90% of households. The frozen desserts industry estimated at $21 billion+.

Location:

Prime retail space in a major retail corridor off of I-195 that is visible to more than 100,000 vehicles and serves the east side of Providence, Seekonk and the Swansea market. Other major retailers in this busy center include Best Buy, Kohl’s, Target, HomeGoods, TJ Maxx and more. Plus there is a go-cart & mini golf place, plus a major movie theater close by,

County: Bristol

Facilities:

Square Feet: 1,500. Seating: 15. Days/Hrs of Operation: Su-Th 12:30p-9p & Fr-Sa 12:30p-9:30p.

Real Estate: Leased

Support/Training: 80 hrs @ local Training Store and 5 days @ Headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ.