Pickles & Ice Cream Franchising Inc.

Founded: 1997 Franchising since: 1999
Unimpressed with many of the clothing options for pregnant women, mom-to-be Kelly Fleming went in search of stylish maternity wear similar to the clothes already in her closet. Before long, Fleming began selling her finds to other pregnant women, setting up appointments with customers interested in her clothes.

In 1997, Fleming created Pickles & Ice Cream, a retail store that brought all the chic maternity clothing Fleming had discovered under one roof. The company also has a catalog.

5001 Spring Valley Rd., #385-W Dallas, Texas 75244

Phone: (214)742-5537 Franchisee Association Pickles & Ice Cream Advisory Council

Franchisor has 10 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	4	0	0	2
2005	7	0	0	2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 5-mile radius or as determined in optional area development agreement

Total investment: $167.2K-366K Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 7 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 10 days
• At franchisee's location: 2 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• National media