Comments on: Tuesday Stuff

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:16:41 +0000

Boo for Ihop or Dennys. Most coldstones here in Phoenix have closed down. They are good but who wants to pay over $5 a pint just to watch some kid mix stuff in it for you. Listen to this chef born in Great Falls and raised in Phoenix “bring back Elmers!” I know this won’t help. I can still think about Burgermaster and Elmers and recreate to the best of my abilty.

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:40:44 +0000

My wife told me that rumor has it that IHOP has an eye on the former location of Elmer’s and Monte’s…that would be nice….

By: bonkrood

bonkrood — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:32:57 +0000

I’ve been out of the loop since I left GF–I didn’t even know Elmer’s wasn’t there anymore. I have to go to GF for work for a couple days in August and I was already thinking of Elmer’s fish & chips….. bummer.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:06:48 +0000

Yah, that article doesn’t cast a great light on the Cold Stone franchise. I wish it the best of luck here in town — I know we’ll go there.

I also agree that an IHOP would do well here. Of course that’s without doing any formal data gathering or analysis. I just don’t think we have a lot of great breakfast places to chose from.

By: alan_shafer

alan_shafer — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:11:23 +0000

Boy, I think a Denney’s or IHOP at the old Elmer’s location would do such great business, you’d have to “pick a number” to get in.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:04:57 +0000

“skewed” pro-forma figures…That has a local ring to it.

Cold Stone Creamery has a failed business model in parallel with City of Great Fall’s Electric City Power. An example in how to run in the red with grandiose promises of spending your way out of the hole way……………down the road.

Meanwhile Kahala Corporation(SME)continues to make money off their franchisees signing the tune of just hang in there, the cost of ice cream (electric power) will come down.

Simple economics at work. Good luck Gruntowicz family.

By: Dona Stebbins

Dona Stebbins — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:26:29 +0000

Check out today’s MSN money site regarding Stone Cold. Not good news for a franchisee.

By: Maleesha

Maleesha — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:29:13 +0000

Cold Stone is VERY pricey. I’m sad about the restaurant. I was very devastated when my favorite restaurant all my life closed last December – the Lamplighter in Butte.

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:00:51 +0000

Who doesn’t have a cash hungry teen?? I have two Atleast one has a full time job! The other is only here for the summer to visit….

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:10:59 +0000

Cold Stone is very good, but also pricey. It’ll cost you 5-6 bucks for an ice cream. It is awesome, and expect lines out the door far after the grand opening.