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Frozen Desserts: Ice Cream

Cold Stone Creamery

Scottsdale, AZ · Founded 1994 · CSCL

Kahala Franchising, L.L.C. offers franchises for the establishment and operation of Cold Stone Creamery restaurants serving super-premium freshly made ice cream, cakes, pies, smoothies, shakes, and other frozen dessert products.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗coldstonecreameryfranchise.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
#90
1,054
units (2025)
6.0%
year over year

Units by Year

894
2021
912
2022
953
2023
994
2024
1,054
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$390,675 – $680,775
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$27,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
3%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

6% of Gross Sales plus a maximum Surcharge of $10 per week

Leadership

  • Eric Lefebvre

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Renee St-Onge

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Jeff Smit

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Anthony Crosby

    Senior Vice President of Restaurant Operations

  • Blake Borwick

    Vice President of Restaurant Operations

  • Logan Reves

    Vice President of Restaurant Operations

  • Jenny Moody

    Chief Legal Officer

  • Kerri Kudla

    Vice President of Training and Customer Service

  • Steven Evans

    Senior Vice President of Marketing

  • John Wuycheck

    Senior Vice President of Development

On File

FDD years
20262025202420232022
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Franchisee records
1,397
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
273
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
18 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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