Aug 26, 2025
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Tony Lamb established his wife Ice in 2007. Here he explained the most important decision being brought to his success.
He began his side, selling the products of "excellent margin", then added 2,200 franchises, which make money from the "first day" Ice Tony Lamb.
By Carl Stefar edited by Jessica Thomas
- Lam set to the Kona Eloo Roylos in 2007 and they did not arise it.
- Creative bandages maintain fresh work and can be extended.
- Adeon ice that has more than $ 200 million to schools, groups and local groups.
Tony Lamb is the founder and CEO of Cona Ice (classified # 30), who is known for his trucks, the children's taste wave station, and then Kona Ice began teaching their children about business in 2007. He knew it.The ice cream truck model was obsolete with poor quality and non-reliable operators. He knew it fits correctly.
The Kona Ice has grown as a national franchise in more than 200 million units that return, although the annual copyright cost costs $ 3,000.The brand has not changed for almost two decades.
During the epidemic, Lambe expanded his portfolio along with his father and cookie Beverly Anne, a dessert truck named after his mother, Travelin Tom Coffee, Mobile Coffee Nus ( # 217 on Franchise 500).
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How did you prepare your previous experience to start a mobile ice business?
I started selling college, doors and vacuum cleaners in the evening.I've used up six offices.If you can detect vacuum and mobile marketing, you can detect ice cream trucks.
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What is the meaning of the Ice Triggered his?
In a summer, I am on my back veranda, and a ice cream truck that reaches the road.My kids run to it, and it's all you caution to the kids: a man without a clothes on some side stickers.
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Most people have a good idea.How do you do it from the ideas up your first truck?
I knew that I made a way to make a car before I could build a board trucks .I did not be busy teaching my children about business.
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You just started the franchise after a year.Why so fast?
A man saw a truck on vacation and wanted one in Nashville.I realized that the best way to keep the franchising brand closer.
What were the main innovations that helped the buyer growth?
The Great is a delicious and a self -service taste station on the truck.It gives the kids "keys keys to the candy store" and justify a high price price.For Franchisees in COLD weather, we added Kona Mini to work in internal cases.
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Pandemia has disappeared with all events for an important time.How does it change?
We were based on 95%, and after two weeks of the fetus's position, we started "Curbside Kona" using the adapted trip, sent a text message to April and Maii.ex, and built Kona OS, a customized platform worth $ 4 million, and now we've made all the routes of Venalicium.
Kona's ice is well known for returning.How to start?
2008, during the economic crisis, PTAs say they do not have a budget.I don't have a tournament yet.Uniforms.It became our culture, and now our mother gave more than $ 200 million.
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Since then you have launched a court of Tom's cafes and Beverly Ann's cookies.Was it inspiration to launch those marks?
When Kovid was useless, I diverted some of the concepts I was sitting.We have prototyped a coffee truck and named my colorful, gray father.He departed.Then I created a cookie-a-cream truck on my mother's name, he used two brands.
Looking back, what is the most important decision you make to put a woman on this way?
Do not change the royalties. Erath asked me to replace one percent, but this is not as good as we can build and accuse - and want to build - and people work.
