Cold Stone Creamery Offering Sweet Investment Opportunities in Massachusetts.BOSTON -- Cold Stone Creamery Cold Stone Creamery is an ice cream parlor chain based in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.[1] History The company was co-founded in 1988 by Susan and Donald Sutherland (unrelated to actor Donald Sutherland), who sought ice cream that was neither hard-packed , the fastest growing ice cream franchise in the nation, today announced development plans for expanding operations in Massachusetts. The company currently has 17 stores open across the Bay State from Boston to the South Shore, and from Metro West This article or section contains information about expected future buildings or structures. Some or all of this information may be speculative, and the content may change as building construction begins. to the Worcester area. There are also plans for another 20 stores which are in various stages of development which should open in the next three to five years. "We are extremely excited about our continued expansion," said Cold Stone Creamery area developer Meredith Bryan. "We've enjoyed a tremendous reception across the state and we look forward to building new relationships with even more Massachusetts ice cream lovers." The company is hosting two informational seminars to educate local investors of the entrepreneurial opportunity. The first seminar will be held in Boston on April 6 and the second will be on April 13 at Six Flags New England Six Flags New England, or SFNE, is a theme park in the Six Flags chain of parks, named for the New England region in which it is located. Six Flags New England is located in greater Springfield, Massachusetts, in the nearby town of Agawam, Massachusetts. in Agawam, Mass. Business people passionate about ice cream are encouraged to contact Bryan at 617-275-4241 for more information. Space is limited and reservations are required to attend. The company's proven formula is a key contributor to its ability to take a bite out Verb 1. bite out - utter; "She bit out a curse" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" of the $21 billion ice cream industry. Boasting the highest annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. average unit volume of any super premium ice cream concept, Cold Stone Creamery 2006 system-wide revenues exceeded $471 million, up more than 15 percent from $408 million in 2005. Cold Stone Creamery continues to set new growth records and maintain its position as the nation's fastest growing super-premium ice cream concept. Ranked no. 14 overall and no. 1 in the ice cream and frozen desserts category in Entrepreneur magazine's "Franchise 500" (2007) and the recipient of Restaurants & Institutions "Consumers' Choice in Chains Award" (2005), Cold Stone Creamery's potential has been realized by a surge of entrepreneurs eager to open their own Cold Stone Creamery franchises. In 2006, Cold Stone Creamery opened 216 new stores and has another 157 slated to open in 2007. About Cold Stone Creamery Cold Stone Creamery delivers the Ultimate Ice Cream Experience[R] through a community of franchisees who are passionate about ice cream. The secret recipe Secret Recipe is a lifestyle café chain and has become a household name following its debut in Malaysia since 1997. Secret Recipe has successfully established its brand name in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand by virtue of its quality cakes, fusion food and for smooth and creamy ice cream is handcrafted hand·craft n. Variant of handicraft. tr.v. hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts To fashion or make by hand. hand·craft fresh daily in each store and then customized by adding a variety of mix-ins on a frozen granite stone. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Cold Stone Creamery is an independently owned franchise system with nearly 1,400 stores in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Puerto Rico, Guam, Japan and Korea. For more information about Cold Stone Creamery, visit the company's Web site at www.coldstonecreamery.com. |
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