Cold Stone FDD Summary


Type of Business
As a franchisee, you will operate a restaurant called Cold Stone Creamery specializing in super-premium fresh made ice cream, frozen yogurt, cakes, pies, smoothies, shakes, specialty beverages, soft drinks and other frozen dessert products (prepared using proprietary recipes) and an assortment of complementary toppings and mix-ins on a take-out or eat-in basis, soup and branded, licensed products. You also have the option of having a yogurt bar and selling Cold Stone Yogurt Bar products in your Cold Stone Creamery restaurant.


Corporate Information
Kahala Franchising, L.L.C.is an Arizona limited liability company which was formed on December 29, 2008. Kahala Franchising is in the business of franchising to others the right to own and operate quick service restaurants. Their parent company is Kahala Brands, Ltd., which is a Delaware corporation. Kahala Brands was formerly known as Kahala Corp. but changed its name to Kahala Brands in December 2014. Prior to that, Kahala Corp. was a Florida corporation and was redomiciled in Delaware on December 31, 2012. On July 26, 2016, Kahala Brands merged with a wholly-owned subsidiary of MTY Food Group, Inc. having an address at 8150 Transcanada Highway, Suite 200, Saint Laurent, Québec H4S 1MF. Kahala Brands’ parent company became MTY Franchising USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation incorporated originally as The Extreme Pita Franchising USA, Inc. on March 14, 2001, and having an address of 16420 N 92nd Street, Suite E120, Scottsdale, AZ 85260.


Investment
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Cold Stone Creamery franchise ranges from $261,625 to $467,525 for a traditional restaurant; from $50,200 to $386,525 for a non-traditional restaurant, and from $108,750 to $212,900 for a Cold Stone Express kiosk. This includes $45,270 to $147,050 for a traditional restaurant, $28,270 to $140,050 for a non-traditional restaurant and $5,000 to $121,250 for a Cold Stone Express kiosk.


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