Beverages

Cold Stone Creamery Corporate Office

Cold Stone Creamery was founded in 1988 by Susan and Donald Sutherland in Tempe, Arizona. The couple wanted ice cream that was neither soft serve nor hard packed, but something quality that was in between these two. Cold Stone Creamery serves premium ice cream that is 12 to 14 percent butterfat based. Franchising operations began in 1995.

Today, the company has 300 locations in the US, as well as locations in 27 other countries. The company is the 6th largest seller of ice cream in the world. All flavors are made in house, as well as waffle cones, brownies, and ice cream “bowls”.

Cold Stone Creamery was acquired by the Kahala Group in May of 2007. The company had $1 billion in revenue in 2014.

Cold Stone Creamery

Cold Stone Creamery was acquired by the Kahala Group in May of 2007. The company had $1 billion in revenue in 2014.

History

Mimi’s Cafe Corporate Office

Mimi’s Cafe was founded by Arthur Simms and his son Thomas in 1978. The original location was in Anaheim, California. The company is a chain of French/American style restaurants with a French chalet theme. The company was sold in 2013 to Group Le Duff, which also operate La Madeleine Country French Cafe restaurants.

Mimi’s Cafe has had their corporate office in Irvine, California, for 37 years, however, Group Le Duff recently moved the offices to Dallas, Texas.

The company currently has 145 locations in 24 states. New CEO Phil Costner has recently stated that he plans to return Mimi’s menu back to their original 1978 plan after lackluster sales.

Mimi's Cafe

Mimi’s Cafe has had their corporate office in Irvine, California, for 37 years, however, Group Le Duff recently moved the offices to Dallas, Texas.

The company currently has 145 locations in 24 states. New CEO Phil Costner has recently stated that he plans to return Mimi’s menu back to their original 1978 plan after lackluster sales.

History

Coco’s Bakery Corporate Office

Coco’s Bakery was founded in 1948 in Corona Del Mar, California. The original name was The Snack Shop”. The company has been sold several times over the years, most recently in 2018 to Shari’s Pies.

Coco’s Bakery is a casual restaurant chain which features typical American cuisine, such as hamburgers, salads, and sandwiches, in addition to bakery items such as pies, cakes, and muffins. Bakery items are displayed in a case near the front door and can be purchased to go or they can be ordered by the piece to accompany meals.

The company currently has 57 locations in California, Arizona, and Nevada. Coco’s has been experiencing financial difficulties and shut down 38 locations without warning in April of 2015, soon after purchase by the Zensho Company.

In September 2018, it was announced that Shari’s Cafe & Pies had taken over Carrows Restaurants and Coco’s Bakery.

Coco's Bakery

History

In September 2018, it was announced that Shari’s Cafe & Pies had taken over Carrows Restaurants and Coco’s Bakery.

Einstein Brothers Bagels Corporate Office

Einstein Brothers Bagels was founded in 1995 by Steven Kolow and Arthur Cores, originally as Boston Chicken. The company now has is headquarters in Golden, Colorado. The company has franchises and licenses under several names including Noah’s New York Bagels, Manhattan Bagel Company, and Bagel & Bagel, Inc. Einstein Brothers Bagels is a subsidiary of the Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, which also owns Boston Market.

Einstein Brothers Bagels is a chain of bagel and coffee shops, which offer a wide variety of bagels, generally from third party sources, as well as different types of coffees, flavored coffee, and coffee drinks.

The company is owned by a private equity firm, JAB Holdings, which is based in Germany. In early 2019, the family that owns the majority stake in Einstein Bagels, as well as other food chains, admitted that their family has a link to the Nazi Third Reich.

As of 2014, the company had 862 locations, 459 of which are company-owned. After lending too much money to franchisers, the company declared bankruptcy in 2000.

In January 2022, the company announced that it would start selling bagels in Walmart locations.

Einstein Brothers Bagels

History

As of 2014, the company had 862 locations, 459 of which are company-owned. After lending too much money to franchisers, the company declared bankruptcy in 2000.

In January 2022, the company announced that it would start selling bagels in Walmart locations.

TCBY Corporate Office

TCBY (The Country’s Best Yogurt, originally This Can’t Be Yogurt) was founded in 1981 by Frank D. Hickingbotham in Little Rock, Arkansas. The company began franchise operations the next year. Today, the company has more than 470 locations around the globe. TCBY is the world’s largest seller of soft serve frozen yogurt and yogurt dishes.

The company was purchased by Mrs. Fields Cookies in 2000 and the company became Mrs. Fields Famous Brands. TCBY offers both hard serve and soft serve frozen yogurt in a wide variety of flavors, along with drinks such as yogurt smoothies.

TCBY began offering a new type of pricing and service where customers serve themselves, mixing flavors and adding toppings as they like, then paying by the ounce, rather than by scoop, size, or per price of toppings. This service began in Utah and is spreading to other locations.

TCBY