Soup Kitchen International, the creators of the Zagat-rated soups of Al Yeganeh, the legendary soup man who inspired the “Soup Episode” on Seinfeld, and Cold Stone Creamery, the fastest-growing ice cream concept in the United States, today announced the grand opening of the first The Original SoupMan/Cold Stone Creamery at 2 Astor Place in New York, NY in early November.
Recent Penn State graduate Daniel Petryszyn is opening the first hybrid, co-branded franchise that will feature both The Original SoupMan’s world-renowned soups and Cold Stone Creamery’s super-premium ice cream.
Petryszyn’s Original SoupMan/Cold Stone Creamery, in addition to ice cream, will showcase Yeganeh’s 50 varieties of soup as the “centerpiece of the meal.” Each meal will be presented with a piece of fresh, crusty baguette, fresh fruit and a piece of imported chocolate — just like Al Yeganeh served it at his original shop.
As Yeganeh explains it, this is simply “the way to eat.” Alongside Yeganeh’s 50 varieties of soup there will also be an extensive line of gourmet salads and sandwiches.
The Franchise Rip Off on October 14th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Stay away from this “business opportunity”. The only one who is making $$ is the Franchisor — a group who are deceptive and misrepresent the true failures of its network. Soupman is a broken biz model…has always been and the Franchisor continues to sell territories and open locations even though they know they have given false information to the public so that they buy into the concept. More than 1/3 of locations closed their doors after losing hundreds of thousands of $$ in less than a year. The only person benefitting is the Guy in corporate who employs his friends and family and they all receive paychecks….operators will never break even….it is a losing proprosition; with or without Cold Stone!