Kahala Franchising

Kahala Franchising

Kahala Franchising began as a single-family office for the founders of Cold Stone Creamery and has since evolved into a multi-family office structure, consolidating a portfolio of over 20 quick-service restaurant brands. The firm is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and became part of FLAVORx Inc. (OTC: FLVR) in 2021 through a reverse merger transaction that made Kahala the operating entity while FLAVORx became a publicly traded parent. The wealth origin traces to the founders' equity in Cold Stone Creamery, which was sold to M3 Capital Partners in 2009. The firm focuses on franchising as its primary investment strategy, acquiring and developing quick-service restaurant brands that include Cold Stone Creamery, Blimpie, Taco Time, and Surf City Squeeze among others. Kahala operates as a co-investment vehicle alongside its family office principals and institutional partners, deploying capital into brand acquisitions, franchisee support systems, and the real estate underlying its store locations. Its geographic footprint spans all 50 US states and international markets including Canada, Mexico, and several Middle Eastern nations. Kahala's post-merger entity had approximately 2,300 franchised locations in operation as of early 2023, per SEC filings for FLAVORx. The firm does not publicly disclose AUM or total deployment, but it operates with a lean team structure and has historically used an asset-light franchising model to generate revenue through royalties and franchise fees. No significant professional hires, office expansions, or fund closings have been reported in the last 24 months. Kahala's structural differentiator is its use of a publicly traded parent (FLAVORx) as a capital-raising vehicle while maintaining family-office control over the operating brands. This hybrid structure allows it to tap public equity markets for acquisitions without ceding majority ownership to outside investors — a rare architecture among multi-family offices in the consumer-franchising space.