When we started Coolies, our original plan was to operated a cart in a mall location. In 1998 we had a wonderful opportunity to tour the malls in Toronto with The Cyber Cafe where we landed a permanent location in one of the malls we visited. Our tour to the different malls began in February and much to our surprise, our product was a huge success, and it was the middle of winter! This also allowed us to test the market and hear what people thought about our little business.
More and more people approached us about franchising our carts and this made us re-consider our plan. While deciding on our new business concept we decided to develop our own extraordinary flavours exclusively for Coolies Shaved Ice Treats Inc. We knew that the quality of the flavours was the whole product and ultimately was the success of the business. So we made sure our flavours were strong and robust and that the concentration factor was true to providing the ultimate taste sensation.
It has become our mission to provide the best quality flavours and a no fuss business opportunity.
Last year our first dealership opened at Centreville Amusements a large theme park located on Centre Island in Toronto. They were very successful!
A representative from The Toronto Sky Dome was at the park in the latter part of the summer and happened to have a "Coolie cup" and loved the flavour. He contacted us that following Monday morning and agreed to purchase our flavours for each of their locations through out the Sky Dome.
This year we anticipate a large growth to our business with Centreville and Sky Dome expanding their number of locations and our new sales and marketing team spreading the word. We are hoping that Coolies becomes a household name!
