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in 1995, cold stone creamery opened its first franchise store in tempe, arizona. shortly after, a second location (first out of state) was opened in camarillo, california. cold stone creamery is now the sixth best-selling brand of ice cream in the us and operates stores in japan, taiwan, south korea, thailand, brazil, puerto rico, indonesia, guam, china, mexico, bahrain, egypt, united arab emirates, saudi arabia, kenya, trinidad and tobago, qatar, nigeria, kuwait, the philippines, singapore, turkey, pakistan and bangladesh. in 2008, cold stone opened its first european franchise in copenhagen, denmark. three more stores were later opened in other parts of the country. in january 2006, the company was named the 11th fastest-growing franchise by "entrepreneur" magazine. in june 2009, the company opened its first locations in canada. as of 2012, three stores had opened in singapore. in march 2015, cold stone opened its first location in turkey's capital ankara. in 2015 cold stone creamery opened its first location in el salvador in multiplaza mall. as of 2017, there are three stores in dhaka in bangladesh; at gulshan, dhanmondi and uttara.
cold stone creamery
cold stone creamery is an american ice cream parlor chain. headquartered in scottsdale, arizona, the company is owned and operated by kahala brands. the company's main product is premium ice cream made with approximately 12–14% butterfat, made on location and customized for patrons at time of order. cold stone has also expanded its menu with other ice cream related products, including: ice cream cakes, pies, cookie sandwiches, smoothies, shakes and iced or blended coffee drinks. since 2008, the company has been co-branding its locations with other chains in an attempt to not only increase its presence outside the united states, but transform its business model from seasonal to year-round.
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