Tropical Sno Explained
| Tropical Sno |
| Logo Alt: | On the left is a circle with a blue border and an orange background with a wave crashing down from the lefthand side. To the right of the circle is the company's name in lowercase. |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Food services |
| Founded: | April in Provo, Utah, USA |
| Hq Location City: | Draper, Utah |
| Hq Location Country: | USA |
Tropical Sno is a global chain of shops that serve shave ice. It was founded in April 1984 in Provo, Utah and now based in Draper, Utah.[1]
Information
Tropical Sno has dealers located in every US state and in over thirty foreign countries.[2] [3] Tropical Sno has been cited as an example of microfranchising.[4] [5] Tropical Sno is a retail brand derived from Pioneer Family Brands, Inc.[6]
In popular culture
Then President Barack Obama stopped for a snow cone at Tropical Sno in Denison, Iowa, in 2012 while campaigning.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- "Tropico Sno history ." Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
- Web site: Tropical Sno . www.franchisebusiness.com.au . January 12, 2012.
- Web site: Tropical Sno « Virtual SPREE 2011 . 2012-01-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120107051026/http://virtual.spreeshow.com/tropical-sno/ . 2012-01-07 . Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
- Book: Magleby, Kirk. MicroFranchising: Creating Wealth at the Bottom of the Pyramid. Stephen W. Gibson, W. Gibb Dyer. Edward Elgar Publishing. 2008. Microfranchise business models. 978-1-84844-053-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=CSO6celq5a8C&pg=PA133.
- Book: Martius, Waltraud . Fairplay Franchising. Springer Verlag. 2010. Microfranchising. 978-3-8349-1849-9. de.
- Web site: About Us. Tropical Sno. 6 February 2013.
- News: Iowa, Iowa, Iowa: How the Hawkeye State become the center of the political world. Blake. Chris Cillizza and Aaron. 2012-08-14. Washington Post. en-US. 2017-12-09.
