Bring the experience and deliciousness of Chill-N Ice Cream to your local community
Gerardo came to us through our partners over at Visa Franchise. Visa Franchise helps foreign investors find Visa opportunities in the United States through franchising. Gerardo and his wife Alicia are from Chile, have five children and they enjoy flying, skiing and spending time with their large family.
Many years ago, Gerardo came to the United States as a foreign exchange student and fell in love with the United States and the opportunities it offered. After a successful career as a commercial pilot and Chairman of the Board for a large educational institution in Chile, Gerardo has now decided to broaden his investment portfolio as a franchisee for Chill-N in South Florida.
Gerardo came to us through our partners over at Visa Franchise. Visa Franchise helps foreign investors find Visa opportunities in the United States through franchising. Gerardo and his wife Alicia are from Chile, have five children and they enjoy flying, skiing and spending time with their large family.
Many years ago, Gerardo came to the United States as a foreign exchange student and fell in love with the United States and the opportunities it offered. After a successful career as a commercial pilot and Chairman of the Board for a large educational institution in Chile, Gerardo has now decided to broaden his investment portfolio as a franchisee for Chill-N in South Florida.
Our newest franchisees grew up on Chill-N being regular customers of our Pinecrest, FL store for years. Their education and careers took them away from South Florida but recently the two brothers have been talking about how to open a business together in a fast-growing area of Orlando called Lake Nona.
During one of their many visits home to spend time with family, they naturally decided to visit their Chill-N location just like old times. Except this time, they saw we were franchising. It was their Aha-moment!
The Wirth family believe so much in Chill-N and Orlando that they committed to open 4 locations in the market. They are strong businessmen, come from a strong close knit family and can’t wait for people in Orlando to try the best ice-cream around.
Our newest franchisees grew up on Chill-N being regular customers of our Pinecrest, FL store for years. Their education and careers took them away from South Florida but recently the two brothers have been talking about how to open a business together in a fast-growing area of Orlando called Lake Nona.
During one of their many visits home to spend time with family, they naturally decided to visit their Chill-N location just like old times. Except this time, they saw we were franchising. It was their Aha-moment!
The Wirth family believe so much in Chill-N and Orlando that they committed to open 4 locations in the market. They are strong businessmen, come from a strong close knit family and can’t wait for people in Orlando to try the best ice-cream around.
Michelle and Hugo Sappey purchased the rights to Pompano Beach and East Boca Raton and they will be opening multiple units. Like a lot of people, they found themselves spending an exorbitant amount of money taking their kids to Chill-N. Their teenagers, Sage and Maren, kept bugging them for years to open up a Chill-N in their hometown of Pompano Beach.
Both Hugo and Michelle have been in the airline industry for decades and now that their kids are entering high school, they wanted to generate some additional income while at the same time introducing their children to entrepreneurship. Their children were part of the application process, asking questions and getting behind the counter to learn how the product is made and are getting a front row seat on how franchising works.
Michelle and Hugo Sappey purchased the rights to Pompano Beach and East Boca Raton and they will be opening multiple units. Like a lot of people, they found themselves spending an exorbitant amount of money taking their kids to Chill-N. Their teenagers, Sage and Maren, kept bugging them for years to open up a Chill-N in their hometown of Pompano Beach.
Both Hugo and Michelle have been in the airline industry for decades and now that their kids are entering high school, they wanted to generate some additional income while at the same time introducing their children to entrepreneurship. Their children were part of the application process, asking questions and getting behind the counter to learn how the product is made and are getting a front row seat on how franchising works.
Wesley and Angela Langlois were first introduced Chill-N when they lived in Florida visiting our Fort Lauderdale location more than they cared to admit. Wesley grew up in the hospitality industry with parents that were restaurateurs and met Angela while working at Marriott as she was completing a work and travel program from her home country of Chile. They have extensive experience with various brands including Marriott, Hyatt Regency, Waldorf Astoria and Ritz Carlton including opening up restaurants and managing large teams. They put a high value on customer service, quality and hard work.
The Langlios moved to Tennessee and realized there was nothing like Chill-N in their market and contacted us about opening in Nashville. After a slight delay due to covid they will be opening a single unit in Nashville.
Wesley and Angela Langlois were first introduced Chill-N when they lived in Florida visiting our Fort Lauderdale location more than they cared to admit. Wesley grew up in the hospitality industry with parents that were restaurateurs and met Angela while working at Marriott as she was completing a work and travel program from her home country of Chile. They have extensive experience with various brands including Marriott, Hyatt Regency, Waldorf Astoria and Ritz Carlton including opening up restaurants and managing large teams. They put a high value on customer service, quality and hard work.
The Langlios moved to Tennessee and realized there was nothing like Chill-N in their market and contacted us about opening in Nashville. After a slight delay due to covid they will be opening a single unit in Nashville.
Rafael Mesa is a banker from the Dominican Republic and was visiting Miami when he came across our stores and fell in love with the product and service. Once we started to get to know each other he also was attracted to the unit economics and the the lack of complexity with our operations. We in turn, love partners that are analytical, understand the value in great customer service and have a vision to open multiple units for us. Rafael will be opening multiple units in the Kendall and Doral market in South Florida.
Rafael Mesa is a banker from the Dominican Republic and was visiting Miami when he came across our stores and fell in love with the product and service. Once we started to get to know each other he also was attracted to the unit economics and the the lack of complexity with our operations. We in turn, love partners that are analytical, understand the value in great customer service and have a vision to open multiple units for us. Rafael will be opening multiple units in the Kendall and Doral market in South Florida.
Vanessa is a young, smart, and driven women who comes from a family of entrepreneurs.
Vanessa is a young, smart, and driven women who comes from a family of entrepreneurs.
For many years Harold Gernsbacher grew his business to help chain restaurants and chain convenience stores open much faster by providing equipment, logistical and project planning support to large multi-national brands. This store in a box approach allowed him to partner with some of the largest brands as they expanded across the country with a turnkey approach. After several decades of growing his company, he finally sold it a couple years ago to Franke Foodservice System who is a national leader in that space.
Vacationing in Miami, Harold and his wife walked into a Chill-N and were impressed with the quality of the product and couldn’t help but notice the efficiencies in our operational infrastructure and our equipment package. He quickly determined that a brand like ours combined with his experience would do great back in Dallas. Harold will be opening multiple units in the Dallas/Fort Worth market!
For many years Harold Gernsbacher grew his business to help chain restaurants and chain convenience stores open much faster by providing equipment, logistical and project planning support to large multi-national brands. This store in a box approach allowed him to partner with some of the largest brands as they expanded across the country with a turnkey approach. After several decades of growing his company, he finally sold it a couple years ago to Franke Foodservice System who is a national leader in that space.
Vacationing in Miami, Harold and his wife walked into a Chill-N and were impressed with the quality of the product and couldn’t help but notice the efficiencies in our operational infrastructure and our equipment package. He quickly determined that a brand like ours combined with his experience would do great back in Dallas. Harold will be opening multiple units in the Dallas/Fort Worth market!
Gerardo came to us through our partners over at Visa Franchise. Visa Franchise helps foreign investors find Visa opportunities in the United States through franchising. Gerardo and his wife Alicia are from Chile, have five children and they enjoy flying, skiing and spending time with their large family.
Many years ago, Gerardo came to the United States as a foreign exchange student and fell in love with the United States and the opportunities it offered. After a successful career as a commercial pilot and Chairman of the Board for a large educational institution in Chile, Gerardo has now decided to broaden his investment portfolio as a franchisee for Chill-N in South Florida.
Our newest franchisees grew up on Chill-N being regular customers of our Pinecrest, FL store for years. Their education and careers took them away from South Florida but recently the two brothers have been talking about how to open a business together in a fast-growing area of Orlando called Lake Nona.
During one of their many visits home to spend time with family, they naturally decided to visit their Chill-N location just like old times. Except this time, they saw we were franchising. It was their Aha-moment!
The Wirth family believe so much in Chill-N and Orlando that they committed to open 4 locations in the market. They are strong businessmen, come from a strong close knit family and can’t wait for people in Orlando to try the best ice-cream around.
Tomas Silva came to us from our partners at Visa Franchise. Tomas is a Chilean Citizen who has a background in Private Equity and Mining and along with two partners were looking for a scalable business in the US that would be easy to operate and would thrive during tough times. Tomas and his partners are no strangers to the United States. Tomas received his MBA at MIT and they have all traveled extensively for leisure and work in the US. Mr. Silva will be opening a single unit location in the South Florida market.
Wesley and Angela Langlois were first introduced Chill-N when they lived in Florida visiting our Fort Lauderdale location more than they cared to admit. Wesley grew up in the hospitality industry with parents that were restaurateurs and met Angela while working at Marriott as she was completing a work and travel program from her home country of Chile. They have extensive experience with various brands including Marriott, Hyatt Regency, Waldorf Astoria and Ritz Carlton including opening up restaurants and managing large teams. They put a high value on customer service, quality and hard work.
The Langlios moved to Tennessee and realized there was nothing like Chill-N in their market and contacted us about opening in Nashville. After a slight delay due to covid they will be opening a single unit in Nashville.
Rafael Mesa is a banker from the Dominican Republic and was visiting Miami when he came across our stores and fell in love with the product and service. Once we started to get to know each other he also was attracted to the unit economics and the the lack of complexity with our operations. We in turn, love partners that are analytical, understand the value in great customer service and have a vision to open multiple units for us. Rafael will be opening multiple units in the Kendall and Doral market in South Florida.
Vanessa is a young, smart, and driven women who comes from a family of entrepreneurs.
For many years Harold Gernsbacher grew his business to help chain restaurants and chain convenience stores open much faster by providing equipment, logistical and project planning support to large multi-national brands. This store in a box approach allowed him to partner with some of the largest brands as they expanded across the country with a turnkey approach. After several decades of growing his company, he finally sold it a couple years ago to Franke Foodservice System who is a national leader in that space.
Vacationing in Miami, Harold and his wife walked into a Chill-N and were impressed with the quality of the product and couldn’t help but notice the efficiencies in our operational infrastructure and our equipment package. He quickly determined that a brand like ours combined with his experience would do great back in Dallas. Harold will be opening multiple units in the Dallas/Fort Worth market!
Chilln's CEO sits down with Sam Oches on the Take Away Podcast. David talks about his plan to grow the brand in 2022.
Chill-N has eight locations open, with 13 in development — eight of which are set to open in 2022. And Leonardo is setting the brand up with a streamlined, largely automated model that maximizes profitability and appeals to those who are interested in jumping into the franchise game.
Traditional ice cream manufacturers produce ice cream in batches of thousands of gallons and dump multiple 5-gallon pails of “base flavoring”, an artificially engineered flavoring substance, into each batch.
Miami-based Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream was one of the first liquid nitrogen ice cream shops in the country. We make our ice cream with liquid nitrogen because it undoubtedly makes a better product. A Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream batch is only 6 or 8 ounces and we use raw inputs as flavoring, on demand. That is, we freeze and flavor every serving as it’s ordered, right in front of you. We use real Nutella, real peanut butter, real Dulce de Leche, and the result will leave you never wanting traditional ice cream again.
Meet the Team
2011
MON-THU 2:00-10:00pm
FRI 2:00-11:00pm
SAT 12:00- 11:00pm
SUN 12:00-10:00pm
800-1,200 Square Feet
$643,013
20%
21%
32%
6%
$39,000 Single Unit
$69,000 2 Units
$79,000 3 Units
3%
Net Worth:
$700,000 Single Unit; $1,000,000 Multi Units
Liquid Capital:
$200,000 Single Unit; $500,000 Multi Units
2011
MON-THU 2:00-10:00pm
FRI 2:00-11:00pm
SAT 12:00- 11:00pm
SUN 12:00-10:00pm
800-1,000 Square Feet
$579,915
$125,039 / 21.56%
26.46%
21.43%
6%
$39,000 Single Unit
$69,000 2 Units
$89,000 3 Units
3%
$334,078 to $471,164 for one unit
Net Worth:
$500,000 Single Unit; $750,000 Multi Units
Liquid Capital:
$100,000 Single Unit; $200,000 Multi Units
As a Chill-N franchisee, you will receive multiple business benefits, including:
✔ Real Estate/Site Selection
✔ Store Build-Out/Construction
✔ Equipment Purchasing Packages
✔ Professional Manuals
✔ Training Systems
✔ Accounting Outsource Services
✔ Point of Sale Packages
✔ Social Media Portal
✔ Marketing and Brand Development
✔ Vendor & Supplier Product Systems
✔ Proprietary Recipes
✔ Grand Opening Support
Real Estate
Construction Management
Accounting
Training and Support
Small Business Assistance
Franchise Financing
Franchise Financing
After filling out the contact form below you will speak with a franchise specialist. This 30 minute will help give an overview of our brand so you can determine if this is something that you want to learn more about. You will receive investment & P&L information as well as available territories on this call. We will answer any questions you have regarding financial requirements and also take the time to learn more about you and your background.
Webinar with Franchising Specialist – The one hour webinar will go through the history of Chill-N, the competitive advantage in our model, the detailed P&L information, Information about our support partners and we also ask more questions about how you plan to operate the stores, territories interest in developing, your long term goals and why you think Chill-N would do well in your area.
Submit Personal Application & Received Franchise Disclosure Document – After the webinar you will receive a copy of our Franchise Disclosure Document . You will need to provide us an electronic receipt that you received the document. In return we are asking that you provide a personal application for our team to review.
FDD Review – We will want to go over the different sections in the FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) and address any questions you have regarding the document and the contracts you will be executing.
Validation Calls & Review – You will be expected to contact and speak to an operator and an investor to get a sense of what life is like for Chill-N employees and investors.
Financial Application & Background Check – At this stage we will want to confirm your net worth and request a financial application along with conducting a background check.
Have a call with our CEO – Before visiting corporate, our CEO would like to go over your experience going through the application process and see if there are any pending questions that you have prior to being invited to a Discovery Day.
Attend Discovery Day & Sign Franchise Agreements – Discovery Day will be a 24 hour period where you will visit our stores and attend a dinner with the founders/owners of Chill-N. Upon completion of the Discovery Day, the executive team will then decide if we can see you as a franchisee. If the answer is Yes and you walk away feeling the same then we will move towards executing the Franchise Agreement within days of you visiting our offices.
The range depends on the condition and size of the site but you can expect to pay your total investment to open a store to range from $462k - $679k.
Chill-N has established relationships with two of the largest franchise lending groups in the industry that help franchisees find the best financial solution to meet their needs.
While our preference is to attract potential franchisees that have a vision to open multiple stores over the years in and around their primary market, we recognize that some franchisees may not be ready for the financial commitment to secure a larger development area. For those franchisees we are open to discussing a single unit development agreement in the Florida market.
From your first call to us approving you as a franchisee can take approximately 60-90 days.
7-12 Months, depends on the availability of real estate.
Your initial training lasts a minimum of 5 days and is held in Miami at our Training store and headquarters. Each franchisee is required to attend along with two employees. The cost of the training is included in your franchise fee and the franchisee will only be responsible for Room & Board.
Every franchisee will be required to pay a royalty rate of 6% of sales. This payment will be due weekly via ACH on Wednesday for the sales week ending the immediately preceding Sunday.
Chill-N has real estate partners to help find the locations in your market that meet our demographic criteria and also assist you in securing the lease with all the necessary language that we require for a Chill-N. In addition, we have partnered with a construction management company that will help build your Chill-N store on time and on budget. All the Furniture, fixtures and equipment has been pre-negotiated to provide us a “Chill-N in a box” approach that just needs to be tweaked to the size of your store.
Chill-N has a marketing agency that provides support to all our franchisees in helping them with their social media marketing. Franchisees will be expected to follow our Local marketing strategy to reach out to local businesses, churches, schools and organizations to partner with and help increase local presence.
Chill-N provides a Chill Connect Hub online that will provide franchisees with a library of documents, training videos, recommended best-practices, and other comprehensive support. Additionally, Chill-N will have scheduled visits to all our franchise locations by your assigned Franchise Business Manager to provide coaching and assistance with operations in addition to a live support team available from our home office.
Chill-N has implemented a virtual training platform that offers an interactive gaming style way of learning all aspects of Chill-N. This is great for owners, managers, and team members of Chill-N, and is used for team-building and training and for when new products and procedures are rolled out to the system.
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