Kona Ice Franchise Opportunity

• Proprietary nutritional product: Through Kreations Flavoring, Kona Ice provides a product that meets all of the federal nutritional standards for schools.
• Ancillary equipment: You can customize your business model with the four additional products Kona Ice offers: the Kona Kiosk, the Kona Mini, the Kona Trailer, and the KEV 2.0.
• Digital marketing campaigns: With a combination of Google Ads, targeted national eBlasts, Facebook and Instagram content, and national PR, we’ve got you covered on the web.
• Unmatched corporate support: Highest in franchisee satisfaction with two different agencies since we’ve started. Hear it from Kona Ice franchisees with testimonials on their website.
• Established brand: With twelve years in the industry and representation all across the country, and even internationally, Kona Ice is a well-developed and respected brand.
• Extremely quick startup: With a full onboarding process and immersive learning experience, we’ll have you up and running in no time.
• Fixed royalty: No penalties for succeeding.
• Incredibly low overhead: Approximately 6% food cost in an industry with an average of 32%.
• Community involvement: With over $100 million given back, Kona Ice communities have embraced us as the best fundraising tool around.
• Product innovation: With their brand-new Kona Krafted line of flavors, Kona Ice is constantly following flavor trends to create new flavors to introduce to the shaved ice world.

Kona Ice has a full-time marketing team of graphic designers, digital marketers, copywriters, and videographers that create content for Google AdWords campaigns, Facebook campaigns, and Instagram campaigns. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent on these marketing campaigns that are designed solely to make the franchisee’s phone ring and fill up their inbox. You focus on building your contact database, as corporate provides:

• Professionally designed email advertising to targeted markets
• Slick and creative direct mail and customizable leave-behind materials to close sales
• Kona-branded giveaways and merchandise to promote the brand
• Individual mini websites for franchisees as part of our Find A Kona feature
• Social media assistance accompanied by posts and yearly campaigns
• Corporate website that speaks to all areas of the Kona business
• Location-based searching to direct customers to local operators
• Dedicated web developers who manage website SEO & a massive national Google Ads campaign
• Corporate run social media contests & campaigns to promote brand awareness and engage your customers

“I think the vision Tony has for Kona Ice is very exciting. So it allows us on a local level to really promote a brand that we believe in.” – Linnea Weikleenget, franchisee in Jackson, MS

Konology: the business of shaved ice

Kona Ice devotes a great deal of time and resources on the continuing education of their franchisees. If every franchisee had the same information as their most successful franchisee, then everyone has the potential to succeed. They cover such topics as:

• Truckology
• New Employee Orientation
• Online Marketing
• Equipment
• Customer Service
• Fielding Phone Calls
• Gathering Information
• Safety
• Hiring
• Mixology
• Organizing Your KEV
• Pricing Information

Additional Kona Support

• Annual Kona Konvention
• Veteran franchisee coaching & mentoring
• Online forum where franchisees share ideas & techniques
• On-demand support for day-to-day operations
• Access to proprietary operations software
• Custom signage for your KEV
• Dedicated PR team to get you local press
• Video tutorials and webinars for ongoing education
• In-house podcasts
• In-house design team for custom marketing materials and content
• Optional digital marketing program to increase sales in your area
• Weekly Wednesday: a weekly newsletter sent out to franchisees from Corporate
• The KnowledgeBase: an online forum of aggregated information for franchisees

Kona Ice believes you should go into business for yourself, but not by yourself.

Quick & Easy Startup:

Kona Ice is proud of its franchising process. When you decide you want to start your own business, we understand that you don’t want to wait years to make that dream a reality. They guarantee that we’ll have you in business and off on the right foot in no time.

The Kona Experience is a one-of-a-kind experience for customers and franchisees alike. It all begins with the Kona Kollege.

Kona Kollege:

Your Kona Ice journey begins with an all-expenses-paid trip to the training program at the Kona Ice Corporate Headquarters. You’ll meet your support staff and gain firsthand knowledge in the following:

• Marketing strategies from our corporate marketing team 
• Day-to-day operations from one of the largest franchises, which is housed at corporate
• Initial setup of your business and digital marketing
• No holds barred Q&A with the owner & CEO, Tony Lamb
• Hands-on training on your brand new Kona Ice truck, including a test drive on the safety course
• One-on-one training and advice from several veteran franchisees

You’ll graduate from Kona Kollege with a starting business plan that will have you primed and ready for success. On top of your startup plan, you will be set up for multiple follow up calls throughout your first year to ensure a smooth and successful start to your business!

• Corporate Address: 5945 Centennial Circle, Florence KY 41042
• Contact Name(s): Jeff
• Contact Email: [email protected]
• Phone #: 859.371.3203