- Twistee Treat
Twistee Treat is a franchised chain of
ice cream restaurants, founded in 1983 inNorth Fort Myers, Florida . Therestaurant s are characterized by buildings shaped in the form of soft-serve ice cream cones.The original company, which had 23 locations in
Florida , went into bankruptcy in the early-1990s. A new Twistee Treat company, based inWarrensburg, Missouri , was formed in 1996. As of 1999, the new company had 35 locations in Florida andMissouri . The company also sold a franchise to aChatham, Ontario -based company that year.Some Twistee Treat locations also sell hot food (under the "Express Grill" name) and gourmet coffee. Sometimes there is live music and at nights the lines might stretch across the whole parking lot.
References
* [http://www.agilitynut.com/food/twistee.html Fantastic Food]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE5DB103EF934A2575AC0A960948260 Company news - TWISTEE TREAT] "New York Times "
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_Sept_8/ai_55682033 Twistee Treat Opens First Full-Service "Express Grill"] "Restaurant Business Wire" Sept 18, 1999
* [http://www.twisteetreat.net Twistee Treat Canada]
* [http://www.allbusiness.com/manufacturing/food-manufacturing-dairy-product-ice-cream/328482-1.html allbusiness.com: "Twistee Treat expands marketing program"]
* [http://sec.edgar-online.com/2003/03/17/0001214782-03-000055/Section2.asp EDGAROnline: Twistee Treat SEC filing]* [http://www.hotstocked.com/companies/t/twistee-treat-corp-TSEE-description-69554.html]
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