Cold Stone Creamery

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

$57,000

$628,000

Initial franchise fee

$27,000

Royalty fee

6.00%

Advertising fee

3.00%

Revenue (AUV)

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Operating Profit

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Franchised units

952

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vs. 2 years ago

Company-owned units

Total units

953

UNITS

This is how many units the franchise has in total

Franchised units

Company-owned units

Total units

2024

952

953

908

912

889

894

PROFITABILITY

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Cold Stone Creamery

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Revenue

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Gross Profit

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Operating Profit

Sales : Investment ratio

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COMPETITORS OF

Cold Stone Creamery

Franchise

952

No growth

$27,000

$57,000

$628,000

Undisclosed

n.a.

$60,000

$477,000

$740,000

Undisclosed

n.a.

$20,000 - $40,000

$210,000

$3,300,000

Undisclosed

$35,000

$171,000

$716,000

Undisclosed

-20%

$25,000

$419,000

$630,000

Undisclosed

216

-9%

$15,000 to $30,000

$96,000

$633,000

Undisclosed

$30,000

$243,000

$645,000

Undisclosed

155

-6%

$39,500

$156,000

$549,000

Undisclosed

187

$35,000

$318,000

$2,369,000

Undisclosed

-10%

$30,000

$271,000

$931,000

Undisclosed

168

-17%