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Summary:

Incredible 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 & 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 with brownies, churros & funnel cakes served warm & 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 smart 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 in 1988, began franchising in 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. Continue 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 a beautiful new lifestyle shopping center with extraordinary restaurants and unique retailers such as Capital Grille, Not Your Average Joe’s, Fresh City, LL Bean, Borders, West Elm, Eileen Fisher, Coldwater Creek, Lane Bryant, and Green Tangerine. This center hosts many food & music festivals, plus other events throughout the year on its center green space & gazebo. Plus this outdoor mall is situated in a vast business area.

County: Middlesex

Facilities:

Square Feet: 1,200. Seating: 12 Inside (Outside Possible). Days/Hrs of Operation: Daily 11a-10p.

Real Estate: Leased

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