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Summary:

Fantastic opportunity to own a hot franchise for a great price! Using only the finest ingredients, offering freshly made smooth creamy ice cream & frozen yogurt blended on a frozen granite stone w/endless combinations of fruits, nuts, candy and much more. Their new proprietary sweet & creamy yogurt comes in low-fat/calorie flavors and includes probiotics. Every creation is made to order, available in cups, waffle bowls, cones, shakes & smoothies. And their new “Hot Stone” plated desserts offer classic indulgent desserts w/brownies, churros & funnel cakes served warm and sharable. Every option for every one! Plus the richest cakes, cupcakes, cookie sandwiches & pies for any occasion for take out or conveniently ordered online or by mobile phone 24 hrs/day.

Confidential listing, please do not discuss with employees.

Business Website: www.coldstonecreamery.com

Competition:

Nation’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: #50 2012, #54 2011, #35 2010. America's Top Global: #46 2012, #47 2011, #29 2010.

Growth and Expansion:

First store opened 1988, began franchising 1995. Operating more than 1,500 locations in the US & 20 countries worldwide. 1st to provide online/mobile ordering, now with more than 55,000 customers it builds frequency of cake orders because it’s so easy. Continues to expand co-branded partnerships & create new products to increase sales. Currently developing a Yogurt Bar to incorporate into existing stores. 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 Charles Village! Located across the street from Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus. Next to Starbucks, Chipotle, Subway, and Barns & Nobel. Just one block away from Union Memorial Hospital.

County: Baltimore

Facilities:

Square Feet: 1,300. Seating: 4 Indoor & 8 Outdoor. Days/Hrs of Operation: Su-Th 11a-10p & Fr-Sa 11a-11p.

Real Estate: Leased

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