<P> The Company was co-founded in 1988 by Donald and Susan Sutherland , who sought ice cream that was neither hard - packed nor soft - serve . Publicity materials describe it as `` smooth and creamy super-premium ice cream . '' Cold Stone Creamery opened its first store that year in Tempe , Arizona . The original Cold Stone Creamery , store # 0001 , is in operation today near the same intersection ( southwest corner of McClintock & Southern ) as the original Tempe location . The store moved from the original location to the current location in the early 1990s . </P>
<P> The Company was co-founded in 1988 by Donald and Susan Sutherland , who sought ice cream that was neither hard - packed nor soft - serve . Publicity materials describe it as `` smooth and creamy super-premium ice cream . '' Cold Stone Creamery opened its first store that year in Tempe , Arizona . The original Cold Stone Creamery , store # 0001 , is in operation today near the same intersection ( southwest corner of McClintock & Southern ) as the original Tempe location . The store moved from the original location to the current location in the early 1990s . </P>
where does cold stone ice cream come from
where does cold stone ice cream come from
Tempe , Arizona
Tempe , Arizona