Carvel (franchise)
Carvel is an American ice cream franchise owned by Focus Brands. Carvel is best known for its soft-serve ice cream and ice cream cakes, which feature a layer of distinctive "crunchies". It also sells a variety of novelty ice cream bars and ice cream sandwiches. Its slogan is "America's Freshest Ice Cream".
A Carvel franchise location in Canton, Michigan | |
| Company type | Subsidiary of Focus Brands |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Genre | Ice cream parlor |
| Founded | 1929 in Hartsdale, New York |
| Founder | Tom Carvel |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 320 |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Jim Salerno (Chief Brand Officer) Jim Holthouser (CEO) |
| Products | Soft serve, milkshakes, sundaes, frozen treats, cakes |
| Services | Franchising |
| Revenue | US$67.8 million (2019) |
| Owner | Roark Capital Group |
| Parent | Focus Brands |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references https://www.focusbrands.com/leadership/ | |
Carvel operates a chain of 320 ice cream outlets, primarily concentrated in the Northeast United States and Florida. It has locations across 19 states and Puerto Rico in high-traffic areas such as airports, malls, and sports arenas. The company also sells ice cream cakes in more than 8,500 supermarkets.
Since 2001, the corporation has been owned by Roark Capital Group and operated as part of Focus Brands. As of 2020, the Carvel corporate website reports "more than 400 franchise and foodservice locations in more than 20 states and over 10 countries."