Sloan’s Ice Cream is a vibrant dessert franchise that offers luxury ice cream, candy, baked goods, and whimsical merchandise. Founded in 1999 in West Palm Beach, Florida, by chef and entrepreneur Sloan Kamenstein, the brand quickly became an icon of South Florida’s dessert scene. The concept combines high-quality ingredients with imaginative store designs to create a memorable customer experience.
Headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, Sloan’s began franchising around 2012. The company offers franchise opportunities in various formats, including traditional and express stores, to suit different locations and investment levels. Each store is designed to deliver a visually captivating and fun-filled environment that appeals to both children and adults.
What sets Sloan’s apart is its immersive “made-in-wonderland” atmosphere. The stores are decorated with bold colors, whimsical designs, and enticing displays of candies and toys. Combined with handmade waffle cones, premium ice cream flavors, and baked treats, Sloan’s offers customers more than just dessert—it delivers a joyful, sensory experience.
Here's what you would need to invest if you were to start this franchise. These costs are provided by the franchisor in the Franchise Disclosure Document.
Sloan's offers 2 types of franchises:
We are summarizing below the main costs associated with opening a Traditional Sloan’s franchised business.
For more information on the various types of franchises and its costs, refer to the Franchise Disclosure Document (Item 7).
Sloan’s Franchise LLC provides a structured training program for franchisees to ensure consistent operations and brand standards. The training includes the following programs:
Sloan’s Franchise LLC does not offer exclusive territorial protection to its franchisees. Instead, it grants each franchisee an "Area of Primary Responsibility," which is a designated zone defined by mutual agreement and typically based on a minimum population size.
However, Sloan’s reserves the right to establish other franchised or company-owned outlets, or alternate sales channels (including online and catalog sales), even within that same area.
The franchisor makes it clear that this Area of Primary Responsibility does not prevent it from allowing other businesses—whether franchised, corporate-owned, or third-party providers—to operate or compete within the same geographic area.
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