Great Business Ideas

lcap · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 10973 City: Homeless

One of the best business ideas I've seen in awhile is an Ice Cream store in a town called Wenatchee WA. The owner invented a liquid nitrogen machine that freezes the ingredients in front of you. You order your Ice Cream and they make it from scratch and freezes it in front of you. He uses all natural ingredients and for flavors like cookie dough, brownie, cake, etc. he has the towns best bakery supply those daily.

The place is busy non stop even in the winter. The kids love it because the nitrogen spills out of the mixing tub so it looks like a science experiment. Parents love it because it entertains the kids and the ice cream tastes just like homemade. Takes about as long to make it as it does for Marble Slab/The Creamery to mix theirs.

oshensurfer · Posted: May 22, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject:

What's it called and is it a franchise? That sounds like it would work great in a touristy area.

lcap · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 10973 City: Homeless

oshensurfer,

It's called Cloud 9 and the guy is working on the Patents and wants to Franchise. Could be a great opportunity to get in at the beginning while it's still cheap. I'll pick up a business card this weekend.

oshensurfer · Posted: May 24, 2006 9:10 am Post subject:

lcap,
Thanks. If you get a chance see if he'd be interested in a franchise in Sac or Austin. I'd love to give that one a shot. I don't know what it is, but I've always been interested in owning a icecream shop and that one sounds sweet.

swilly · Soul Rider Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 362 City: Eugene

Theres an italian restaurant in Lodi and Stockton that just started to franchise. Its called "Davinci's". I think its $25,000 and 5% royalties. The kicker is that they make all thier pasta locally. You have a small shop and do some catering! Just the lodi store did something like 1 million in sales last year!

Natman · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 873 City: Eddy TOWN

does anybody remeber those things called like dots. they were popular like 3-4 years back, they were like little frozen ice cream balls.

pyrocasto · Posted: Jul 23, 2006 9:36 pm Post subject:

Natman, go to a theme park, they're everywhere still.

89comp · Posted: Jul 24, 2006 5:00 pm Post subject:

lcap, sounds like a good idea. If nothing else, you don't have to store any perishable ingredients other than milk.

spyd4r · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 701

Dippin' Dots... iirc

Bowen · Posted: Jul 25, 2006 10:17 am Post subject:

FYI, a guy I know started a company called MolliCoolz, it's like Dippin Dots, but it doesn't have to be in nitrogen, it works well in a home freezer. They are in every 7-11 now, and look for them in Grocery Stores in mid 2007. They are pretty good. Right now he's working on distribution, because what is happening with alot of them is that they are thawing and re-freezing in globs, not beads.

Anyway, it's a really cool company, check them out.