Cold Stone Creamery Dishes up Free Ice Cream Cake at the ''World's Largest Ice Cream Cake Social''.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Cold Stone Creamery Stores Nationwide to Raise Donations for the Make-A-Wish Foundation(R)

Cold Stone Creamery(R) will dish up sweet wishes on Thursday, July 29, as more than 750 stores nationwide team up for a fund-raising event to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation(R).

EVENT:    The Third Annual World's Largest Ice Cream Cake Social

          Cold Stone Creamery stores nationwide will host the third
          annual "World's Largest Ice Cream Cake Social" and treat
          guests to a complimentary slice of the Make-A-Wish(R) Ice
          Cream Cake, while accepting donations to benefit the
          worthwhile cause. The ice cream cake is an indulgent blend
          of layers of moist devil's food cake, sweet cream ice cream,
          Oreos(R), and chocolate shavings wrapped in a rich chocolate
          ganache.

WHO:      Anyone with a love for ice cream and a passion for helping
          children.

WHERE:    Cold Stone Creamery locations nationwide
          (For details on locations in your neighborhood, please visit
          coldstonecreamery.com and click on "Nearest Stone")

WHEN:     Thursday, July 29, 2004, 5 to 8 p.m.

FUN FACTS: Cold Stone Creamery stores will give away approximately
           56,000 tons of ice cream, 90,000 Oreo(R) cookies, 750
           pounds of chocolate shavings and 9,000 pounds of rich
           chocolate ganache during the event.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. It is the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 75 chapters in the United States and its territories and 27 international affiliates on five continents. With the help of generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted more than 127,000 wishes to children around the world since 1980. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit www.wish.org

Cold Stone Creamery

Cold Stone Creamery was developed to create the ultimate ice cream experience, and is carried through by a community of franchisees passionate about ice cream. The secret recipe for smooth and creamy ice cream is handcrafted fresh daily in each store, and then customized by combining a variety of mix-ins on a frozen granite stone. With more than 750 stores from coast to coast, Cold Stone Creamery plans to establish 1,000 stores by December 31, 2004. Cold Stone Creamery is an independently owned franchise system, headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. For more information about Cold Stone Creamery, visit the company's Web site at www.coldstonecreamery.com.