Cold Stone Creamery
Franchise Overview
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.
Just the Facts
For most complete information, see Franchise Disclosure Documents
Cold Stone Creamery Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD)
These Cold Stone Creamery FDDs, as filed, 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
Instant download after purchaseCold Stone Creamery FDD 2026
March 2026
Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2025
March 2025
Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2023
March 2023
Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2022
March 2022
Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2021
March 2021
Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2020
March 2020
Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2017
May 2017
Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2016
July 2016
Cold Stone Creamery FDD 2015
July 2015
FDDs are reproduced as filed and are current only as of their filing dates. The FDD Document Processing Fee covers acquisition, storage, organization, and digital delivery of an individually purchased FDD.
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