Cold Stone Creamery

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Founded

2008

Started franchising

2008

Industry
Food & Beverage
franchises
Sub industry
Ice Cream
franchises

Cold Stone Creamery is an ice cream shop franchise known for its customizable ice cream creations made on a frozen granite stone.

KEY FRANCHISE STATS

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Initial investment

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$57,000
 - 
$628,000

Initial franchise fee

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$27,000

Royalty fee

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6.00%

Advertising fee

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3.00%

Revenue (AUV)

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Sales : Investment ratio

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Investment Payback

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Franchised units

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952

+
7%
(
63
)
7%
(
63
)

vs. 2 years ago

Company-owned units

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1

Total units

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953

UNITS

This is how many units the franchise has in total

Franchised units
Company-owned units
Total units

2024

952

1

953

908

4

912

889

5

894

PROFITABILITY

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Cold Stone Creamery

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Units
Growth
Initial fee
Investment
Revenue (AUV)
Gross Profit

952

+
7%
7%
No growth

$27,000

$57,000

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$628,000

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