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Summary:

Using only the finest ingredients, offering freshly made smooth creamy ice cream & frozen yogurt blended on a frozen granite stone with 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 and smoothies. And their new “Hot Stone” plated desserts offer classic indulgent desserts with brownies, churros and funnel cakes served warm & sharable. Every option for every one! Plus the richest cakes, cupcakes, cookie sandwiches, pies and novelties 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: #53 2013, #50 2012, #54 2011, #35 2010, #46 2009. America's Top Global: #46 2012, #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. 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 next to The Cheesecake Factory in a very popular urban shopping center located at the base of the Prudential Tower, currently the 2nd-tallest building in Boston. The center's mall is anchored by Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue, in addition to, 75 specialty retailers and restaurants. Overall, this 23-acre complex contains office buildings, hotels, green space, a beautiful shopping mall and the Prudential office tower. There are many points of interest in or near the Prudential Center, including the Prudential Skywalk, an observatory on the 51st floor, and Top of the Hub restaurant on the 52nd floor of the central tower. The complex is joined with the Hynes Convention Center and Copley Place via walkways and passages and is centrally located adjacent to many other popular destinations. Copley Place is next to Copley Square, where Trinity Church and the Boston Public Library are located. Just to the west of The Pru is Kenmore Square and historic Fenway Park, to the east is the Public Garden, Cheers Beacon Hill and Boston Common. Tons of foot traffic from office workers to tourists to convention attendees here!

County: Suffolk

Facilities:

Square Feet: 880. Seating: 0. Days/Hrs of Operation: Daily 12n-9p.

Real Estate: Leased

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