Cold Stone Creamery

Franchise Overview

Food & Restaurant Retail Product & Service

Cold Stone Creamery is a made-to-order super-premium ice cream franchise where trained crew members blend customer-chosen base flavors and mix-in ingredients on a frozen granite stone slab, operating primarily as retail storefronts in shopping centers, malls, and strip plazas.

Key Highlights

Theatrical stone-blending process creates a memorable, engaging in-store customer experience
Full menu of cakes, shakes, and seasonal creations broadens revenue beyond core ice cream
Comprehensive franchisor-backed training, marketing support, and supply chain infrastructure
International master franchise opportunities available for multi-unit development outside the U.S.

Cold Stone Creamery's blend of deep product customization and showmanship sets it apart from conventional scoop shops, making it a compelling choice for franchisees targeting families, young adults, and special-occasion shoppers.

Just the Facts

For most current information, see Franchise Disclosure Documents

In Business Since1994

Number of Units1,054

Min Liquid Capital—

Required Networth—

$$$Total Investment$256K – $681K

Cold Stone Creamery Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD)

These official Cold Stone Creamery FDDs contain 23 sections of federally mandated disclosures such as franchisee obligations, franchisor litigation, and financial performance. FDD's are typically 100+ pages long and are critical to evaluate when researching a franchise.

Available Documents

Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2026

March 2026

$99.00

Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2025

March 2025

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Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2023

March 2023

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Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2022

March 2022

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Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2021

March 2021

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Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2020

March 2020

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Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2017

May 2017

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Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2016

July 2016

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Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2015

July 2015

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