Carvel (franchise)

Carvel
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
GenreIce cream parlor
Founded1929; 95 years ago (1929) in Hartsdale, New York
FounderTom Carvel
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
320
Area served
United States
Key people
Jim Salerno (Chief Brand Officer)
Jim Holthouser (CEO)
ProductsSoft serve, milkshakes, sundaes, frozen treats, cakes
ServicesFranchising
RevenueIncrease US$67.8 million (2019)
OwnerRoark Capital Group
ParentGoTo Foods
Websitewww.carvel.com
Footnotes / references
https://www.focusbrands.com/leadership/

Carvel is an American ice cream franchise owned by GoTo Foods (formerly Focus Brands).[1] Carvel is best known for its soft-serve ice cream and ice cream cakes, which feature a layer of distinctive "crunchies". It also sells a variety of novelty ice cream bars and ice cream sandwiches. Its slogan is "America's Freshest Ice Cream".

Carvel operates a chain of 320 ice cream outlets spread across 19 states and Puerto Rico. Mainly concentrated in the Northeast United States and Florida, its stores are primarily located in high-traffic areas such as airports, malls, and sports arenas. The company also sells ice cream cakes in more than 8,500 supermarkets.[2][3]

Since 2001, the corporation has been owned by Roark Capital Group and operated as part of Focus Brands. As of 2020, the Carvel corporate website reports "more than 400 franchise and foodservice locations in more than 20 states and over 10 countries."[4]

  1. ^ "Own a Carvel Franchise". GoTo Foods. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  2. ^ "Company profile".
  3. ^ "All Carvel Locations in the United States". Carvel. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Own a Shoppe". Carvel. Carvel Franchisor SVC LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-05-08.