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Judge Denies Motion by Cold Stone Franchisee to Dismiss

Posted Tue, 2012-10-16 19:45 by Janet Sparks
Cold Stone Creamery sign - closed for the day. Photo/pws

PHOENIX – A district court has denied a Miami-based franchisee’s motion to dismiss Cold Stone Creamery’s filing to compel arbitration in Arizona. In doing so, the judge explained that the franchisee had not responded to the franchisor’s opposition motion.

Puig: My Cold Stone Stores Are Profitable

Posted Tue, 2012-08-21 18:15 by Janet Sparks

MIAMI – Attorney Robert Zarco and his client Rodolfo F. Puig, franchisee of Cold Stone Creamery, have now declared that Puig’s three stores are profitable, despite having numerous tax liens, judgments and litigation from creditors against him.

Cold Stone Goes after Franchisee Assn Leaders

Posted Wed, 2012-08-08 21:38 by Janet Sparks
Cold Stone Creamery

PHOENIX – After Cold Stone Creamery recognized a new independent franchisee association, the franchisor turned its back on those very franchisees who dared ask for too much—more transparency.*

Franchisee Group Sues Cold Stone

Posted Mon, 2012-01-23 21:24 by Janet Sparks
Franchisees say its time for Cold Stone Creamery to give an accounting of Gift Card
A Cold Stone Creamery, photo/blue maumau; Gift Card/Cold Stone web site

MIAMI – The law firm of Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito, PA filed a lawsuit today on behalf of an independent franchisee association against franchisor Cold Stone Creamery for failing to give its members an accounting of monies collected from third-party vendors and the franchisor's gift card program.