and Die-Hard Chocolate. Planet Hollywood International founded the Cool Planet Cafe in September 1997 with the announcement of Whoopi Goldberg from the Planet Hollywood's star stable as the main promoter of the chain; its private label Cool Planet Ice Cream and planned to open 10 Cool Planets in 1998. The company then partnered with Marriott Services Corp. for the cafes in June 1998 with plans to open nine locations where Marriott already has operations with no locations finalized. Termi-Nutter sundaes was mentioned as being part of the menu. In August 1998, the first Cool Planet Cafe opened in the Third Street Promenade retail district of Santa Monica, California. At that time, the Host Marriott joint venture had scheduled five locations to be opened by July 1999 and two more by December 1999. Cool Planet branding is still used in the dessert section of the menus of Planet Hollywood restaurants. See also Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Buca di Beppo Rainforest Cafe Fashion Cafe Hard Rock Cafe References External links Corporate home page Interviews from the opening of Planet Hollywood's San Antonio location, Texas Archive of the Moving Image Gambling companies established in 1991 Restaurants established in 1991 Restaurant franchises Gambling companies of the United States Restaurant chains in the United States Film-themed restaurants Coffeehouses and cafés in the United States Sylvester Stallone Arnold Schwarzenegger Bruce Willis 1991 establishments in New York City Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1999 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2001 Theatres Auditoriums