Cold Stone Franchise Blog

Category: Cold Stone Franchise News

On October 15th, 2018

Who Makes an Ideal Cold Stone Creamery Franchisee?

No Prior Experience in Restaurants or Business Necessary Cold Stone Creamery franchise owners come from all walks of life, with varying levels of experience and different professional backgrounds. Owning and operating a Cold Stone Creamery franchise is a rewarding career for entrepreneurs who want to own a business that offers a stand-out product and who ...

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On September 21st, 2018

RDO Sheila Brown-Norris Delivers Outstanding Support

Regional Director of Operations Sheila Brown-Norris Outlines the Benefits of Support for Franchise Owners When franchisees in Cold Stone Creamery® Red River region (which covers all of Texas and portions of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana) have a problem, they know that help is on the way. Regional Director of Operations (RDO) Sheila Brown-Norris oversees this ...

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On September 14th, 2018

Meet Cold Stone Creamery Franchisee Numaan Shah

Multi-unit franchise co-owner shares his journey from a corporate layoff to the ice cream counter A self-described former “suit and tie guy,” Numaan Shah worked for three years in corporate America in the business and finance sector. Because of the devastating recession a decade ago, Shah lost his job in 2009 and was unemployed for ...

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On August 17th, 2018

Meet Franchise Owner Jeff Wallach

New Jersey franchisee is company’s top cake seller A little more than a decade ago, Jeff Wallach looked into franchise ownership once he decided he was tired of working for someone else. After being employed with Dunkin’ Donuts® and ruling out business ownership with that brand, Wallach found Cold Stone Creamery®. When he visited his ...

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On June 20th, 2018

Meet Cold Stone Creamery Multi-unit Franchisee Ruth Spiegel

With five stores in 15 years, South Florida franchise owner loves her ice cream businesses Cold Stone Creamery® multi-unit franchise owner Ruth Spiegel never thought she’d be spending retirement behind an ice cream counter. In 2002, she and her husband, Fred, were living in sunny Florida enjoying their waterfront home after selling their New York ...

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On May 22nd, 2018

Meet Cold Stone Creamery Franchise Owner Greg Cropp

Texas franchisee’s career path takes him from a Colorado casino to an ice cream store in El Paso   Cold Stone Creamery®  franchise owner Greg Cropp is dedicated to his three stores in El Paso, Texas. For almost two decades, Greg has been dishing ice cream to customers — a business he loves because “when people ...

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On April 23rd, 2018

Meet Cold Stone Creamery Franchisee Kyle Welch

The company’s largest franchise owner discusses his love for the brand and his growing franchise group It’s been almost four years since Kyle Welch bought his first Cold Stone Creamery® franchise in Chicago. In that short time, Welch’s franchise group, Chicago Scoops, has grown to 42 stores in 11 states. His goal is to grow ...

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On April 4th, 2018

First-time Franchisee Bruce Peltz’s passion for Cold Stone Creamery franchise grew to multi-unit ownership

Steady following and good investment prompts franchisee to open a second store Cold Stone Creamery® has millions of fans, and one of them is the franchisee Bruce Peltz. Nearly a decade ago, Peltz was an unhappy manager of a flooring business, and then a sales representative unsure about what he wanted to do next in ...

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On March 14th, 2018

Cold Stone Creamery Franchise to Open Eighth Washington, D.C., Location

The ultimate ice cream franchise is rapidly growing in our nation’s capital Cold Stone Creamery begins the New Year on a high note, with plans to open the eighth franchise location in Washington, D.C.’s affluent Cleveland Park neighborhood. Our brand’s expanding footprint in Washington D.C. is a reflection of the tremendous demand for our ice ...

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On October 27th, 2017

Franchisee Terry Sedmak Finds Growth With Cold Stone Creamery

How an investment in the ultimate ice cream franchise launched an entrepreneur into a vibrant new career as a multi-unit owner Cold Stone Creamery ® has launched hundreds of entrepreneurs into careers as small business owners, and Terry Sedmak is one of them. A long-time salesman in the technology industry, Terry found growth as a ...

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