Cold Stone Creamery
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Cold Stone Creamery is an ice-cream parlor chain.
Co-founded in 1988 by Donald (not the actor) and Susan Sutherland, who sought ice cream that was neither hard-packed nor soft-serve (publicity material describe it as 'smooth and creamy super-premium ice cream'), Cold Stone Creamery opened its first store that year in Tempe, Arizona.
The business earns its name from the frozen granite stone used to mix in candy or other toppings into the ice cream.
In 1995, Cold Stone Creamery opened its first franchise store, soon followed by a store in Camarillo, California, its first out-of-state. Over 1000 franchises are now in operation. The company will open its first store in Japan by September. Cold Stone Creamery ranks No.9 in ice cream sales through is 1000+ stores in 47 states. In 2004, the company reported to have $283 million in sales and the company is categorized in the $20 billion business category.
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Ingredients
Customised ice creams are made on the spot, to the customer's request: first an ice-cream or yogurt flavor is selected, then one or more "mix-ins" are folded into the ice-cream on the chilled slab, which prevents melting. The creation is then served in a bowl or freshly-made cone.
Ice Cream flavors
Flavors available at all stores
- Banana
- Cake Batter
- Cheesecake
- Chocolate
- Coffee
- French Vanilla
- Italian Sorbet
- Mint
- Sinless
- Strawberry
- Sweet Cream
- Sweet Cream Yogurt
- White Chocolate
Other local and seasonal favorites
- Amaretto
- Black Cherry
- Butter Pecan
- Chocolate Yogurt
- Cinnamon
- Coconut
- Coffee Yogurt
- Eggnog
- Lemon Sorbet
- Mocha
- Orange Dreamcicle
- Peanut Butter
- Pecan Praline
- Peppermint
- Pistachio
- Pumpkin
- Raspberry Sorbet
- Vanilla Bean
Red Pan Flavors by Month
Mix-ins
Mix-ins can be blended into the ice cream.
Candies
- Butterfinger
- Chocolate chips
- Crunch bar
- Gummi bears
- Heath toffee
- KitKat
- M&M's
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Snickers
- Sprinkles
- White chocolate chips
Nuts
- Macadamias
- Pecan pralines
- Pecans
- Roasted or sliced almonds
- Walnuts
Fruits
- Apple pie filling
- Banana
- Black cherries
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Cherry pie filling
- Coconut
- Pineapple
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
Baked Goods
- Chocolate brownies
- Graham cracker pie crust
- Oreo cookies
- Yellow cake
Other
External links
- Official site (http://www.coldstonecreamery.com)