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Summary:

Using only the finest ingredients, offering freshly made creamy ice cream, yogurt and sorbet blended on a frozen granite stone with endless combinations of fruits, nuts, candy and 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 plus mix & go.

And their Hot Stone plated desserts offer classic indulgent desserts with chocolate chip cookies, brownies, churros & funnel cakes. Also available old fashion sundaes, coffee frappes and pre-packed quarts. Every option for every one! Plus the richest cakes, cupcakes, cookie sandwiches, pies and novelties for any occasion for take out or delivery conveniently ordered online or by smart phone 24 hrs/day.

Highly confidential listing, please do not discuss with employees or patrons.

Business Website: https://coldstonecreamery.com

Competition:

Nation’s leading premium ice cream brand. Voted “Best Ice Cream” countless times. Offer 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. First Place for Craveability in the Dessert Category in Nation’s Restaurant News’ Consumer Picks 2013.

Growth and Expansion:

First store opened in 1988, began franchising in 1994. For more than 25 years serving up the finest, freshest ice cream, cakes, smoothies and shakes using only the highest quality ingredients prepared on a frozen granite stone. Operating more than 1,400 locations in the US & 20 countries worldwide. First to provide online/smart phone 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. 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 busy shopping center at Route 60 & Butterfield Rd in the main retail corridor of Vernon Hills. Other popular tenants include: Buffalo Wild Wings, Chili’s, Marciano’s Pizza, Sushi Kushi, Robeks Juice, Starbucks, Hair Cuttery, Walgreens and more. Other area retailers include Sports Authority, Target, Toys R' US, Petco, Dicks, Best Buy and much more.Part of a 27-acre mixed use development that includes 132 luxury row homes and a pre-school. Just around the corner from the Sullivan Center, Vernon Hills’ park district with fitness center, gymnasium, pre-school program and youth classes, as well as, aqua park. Walking distance from the Hawthorn Elementary School and Junior High. Close to the Aspen Drive Public Library. Minutes from Westfield Hawthorn Mall!

County: Lake

Facilities:

Square Feet: 1,277. Seating: 11 Inside & 9 Outside. Days/Hrs of Operation: Mo-Th 11:30a-10p & Fr-Sa 11:30a-11pm & Su 12n-10p.

Real Estate: Leased

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