Ducey ousted by Kahala-Cold Stone
Sep 18, 2007
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Kahala-Cold Stone’s board of directors has exercised an option to end its relationship with chief executive Doug Ducey to enable Kahala founder Kevin Blackwell to take the reins of the franchisor of 14 brands, including Blimpie...
Cold Stone Creamery names Beem president
Sep 14, 2007
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Cold Stone Creamery has named Dan Beem president, succeeding Jim Flaum, who left recently to work on his family-owned Teakwoods Tavern & Grill. Beem most recently was Cold Stone’s vice president of profitability, and he has...
Social Security rule puts industry under fire
Social Security rule puts industry under fire
Sep 03, 2007
With the Bush administration wielding its clout to seize business records, tap phone calls and eavesdrop on average citizens—all without warrants—restaurant employers are everything from furious to confused to tight-lipped about being drafted into...
Kahala-Cold Stone adds Cereality to its holdings
Jul 12, 2007
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Multi-concept franchisor Kahala-Cold Stone Corp. said Thursday it has added the seven-unit Cereality Cereal Bar & Café concept to its growing brand portfolio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed...
Cold Stone units to sell licensed products
Jun 11, 2007
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Kahala-Cold Stone, a holding company for 13 restaurant and retail brands, has named Global Icons as the exclusive licensing agent for the concern's Cold Stone Creamery ice cream chain. Kahala-Cold Stone said Los Angeles...
Cold Stone Creamery puts the heat on ice cream segment competition with integrated campaign
Cold Stone Creamery puts the heat on ice cream segment competition with integrated campaign
Jun 11, 2007
SCOTTSDALE ARIZ. —The summer forecast is out, and the ice cream segment is expected to be hot. Cold Stone Creamery is raising the competitive temperature with the launch of its first national integrated campaign since the chain...
Newly merged Kahala-Cold Stone buys independent Blimpie franchisor in N.Y.
Newly merged Kahala-Cold Stone buys independent Blimpie franchisor in N.Y.
May 28, 2007
SCOTTSDALE ARIZ. Cold Stone Creamery consolidated to form a “world-class brand-building company,” the $1.2 billion entity wasted little time making its first strategic purchase. —Barely a week after multibrand franchisor Kahala...
Construction
Construction
May 21, 2007
For Al Falchi, news that a tanker explosion in late April had melted a sizeable chunk of the knot of elevated highways called the MacArthur Maze near his San Francisco restaurant prompted a feeling of déjà vu. Falchi, who has owned The...
Cold Stone, Kahala Corp. merge into 13-brand firm
Cold Stone, Kahala Corp. merge into 13-brand firm
May 21, 2007
SCOTTSDALE ARIZ. Kahala Corp. and ice cream chain franchisor Cold Stone Creamery have merged to form what they describe as a “world-class brand-building company” that aims to add more chains to its portfolio and possibly go public. ...
Kahala-Cold Stone purchases Blimpie franchising arm
May 18, 2007
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Kahala-Cold Stone, the newly formed company created from the merger of multiconcept operator Kahala Corp. and ice cream chain Cold Stone Creamery, has acquired the assets of New York-based Blimpie Associates and Metropolitan...
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