Celebrate National Frappe Day At Cold Stone Creamery

Frappe's Now Available at Cold Stone Creamery Locations Nationwide

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Oct 06, 2015, 03:57 ET

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Happy National Frappe Day! Tomorrow, October 7, is National Frappe Day and the day Cold Stone Creamery^® (www.ColdStoneCreamery.com) officially introduces a new addition to the Ultimate Ice Cream Experience^® - the Cold Stone Creamery Frappe's!

The ice-cold, creamy and dreamy iced coffee drinks come in three delicious flavors: Coffee, Mocha and Caramel, and for a limited time only this fall season, Salted Caramel. Each frappe drink is topped off with creamy whipped topping.

"We've stayed true to our passion for superior product quality and invite our beloved ice cream fans to stop in to a Cold Stone Creamery location near them to indulge in the Ultimate Frappe Experience," said Kate Unger, senior vice president of marketing for Cold Stone Creamery. "The frappe is perfect for that afternoon pick-me-up when customers are typically looking for a refreshing escape or what we like to call 'the 10 minute vacation' in our stores."

Cold Stone Creamery began selling the frappe's last year in specific test markets and the feedback from customers was outstanding. "Frappe's are a very popular product category with consumers and we wanted to give our customers another delicious treat to enjoy. It's the perfect addition to our lineup of indulgent menu items," said Unger.

Come in and sip on a frappe today. The frappe's are available in stores now! Find your local Cold Stone Creamery store by visiting, www.ColdStoneCreamery.com.

About the Frappe:

National Frappe Day is celebrated every year in honor of this delicious drink that has become a mainstay in the U.S. Dating back, the frappe drink originated in Greece in 1957.

Some other fun facts about the frappe:

The frappe was invented by accident at the International Trade Fair when the inventor didn't have hot water to make his coffee and he had to use cold water
The word frappe first appeared in the 1848 of American English Dictionary and is derived from the French word frappe, meaning "to chill"
The first frappe in the U.S. was sold in Boston in the mid 1980's

About Cold Stone Creamery

Cold Stone Creamery^® delivers the Ultimate Ice Cream Experience^® through a community of franchisees who are passionate about ice cream. The secret recipe for smooth and creamy ice cream is hand-crafted and made fresh in each store, and then customized by combining a variety of mix-ins on a frozen granite stone. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Cold Stone Creamery is a subsidiary of Kahala Brands™, one of the fastest growing franchising companies in the world, with a portfolio of 16 quick-service restaurant brands. Cold Stone Creamery operates more than 1,500 locations in 26 countries.

About "Made Fresh"

In Cold Stone Creamery^® locations across the world, our ice cream is hand-crafted in small batches – one flavor at a time. We start with the highest quality cream, sugar and flavorings to make our ice cream fresh in the back of each of our stores. This small-batch process ensures our customers receive the richest, creamiest, most delicious ice cream when they visit Cold Stone Creamery.

For more information about Cold Stone Creamery, visit www.ColdStoneCreamery.com.

For more information about Kahala Brands, visit www.KahalaBrands.com.

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