navigation search this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message maggiemoo s ice cream and treatery type franchises industry frozen food industry founded 1989 ; kansas city kansas headquarters fulton county georgia area served stores in united states of america puerto rico and thailand products desserts mainly ice cream parent global franchise group website maggiemoos.com maggiemoo s ice cream and treatery is a chain of independently owned and operated franchised stores that specialize in serving ice cream and other desserts . it is a franchise brand in the portfolio of global franchise group . the first maggiemoo s opened in 1989 in kansas city kansas . according to the maggiemoo s website there are currently 49 locations in 23 states singapore and puerto rico ; at its peak the brand had 400 stores . the brand had a goal of opening over 1 000 stores . considering the brand s contraction this goal now seems untenable . the brand s parent company global franchise group has removed all franchising information for the brand from their website . the brand s headquarters are in unincorporated fulton county georgia . when maggiemoo s was an independent company it had its headquarters in the columbia cdp unincorporated howard county maryland . contents 1 history 2 stores 3 company achievements 4 charity work 5 references 6 external links history edit maggiemoo s was founded in kansas city kansas by juel and katherine tillery . after deciding to open an ice cream store they were searching for a name . they named their store after a cow on a farm that they passed by every day whom their young daughter affectionally named maggiemoo . the tillerys enjoyed great success in their initial store and began to launch a franchise program . by 1996 there were approximately 10 units open mostly in kansas city but also in st. louis wichita topeka des moines and lincoln . facing franchisee issues and lack of capital the tillerys sold the company to a group of investors led by richard j. sharoff who became the ceo . sharoff was a veteran of the food and franchise industry having previously been a 30 store franchisee of boston market and president of vie de france . sharoff moved the headquarters to columbia maryland proceeded to open two new company units in nearby northern virginia and built a team of franchisee professionals . the company chose kansas city cartoonist charlie podrebarac to create the maggiemoo character logo and the tail of maggiemoo the story about spokesmaggie . the franchise program continued to grow and the chain celebrated its 100th unit opening in phoenix arizona in 2003 . sharoff left the company in 2003 and was succeeded by john jamison . in february 2007 the company was sold to nexcen brands inc. for a reported 16 million . global franchise group acquired nexcen in july 2010 . stores edit maggiemoo s store located in the adams morgan neighborhood of washington d.c. this location has since closed a victim of the brand s contraction . maggiemoo s stores serve their products in a playful environment . each stores features a menu of freshly made ice creams mix ins smoothies sorbets and custom ice cream cakes . maggiemoo s serves its ice cream blend containing 14 percent of butterfat by mixing in various treats into the ice cream including brownies snickers heath bar sprinkles fudge and others on a frozen granite slab . mix ins are folded into the ice cream in front of the customer or sprinkled on like a topping . company achievements edit according to the company it has created the world s first ice cream cupcake introduced by jim mccarren on the food network as well as the maggie o s ice cream sandwich featuring oreo cookies . the company has been rewarded for its artistic endeavors in the field of desserts with its chocolate dark chocolate strawberry vanilla and vanilla bean flavors receiving the national ice cream retailers association s nicra blue ribbon for eight consecutive years . maggiemoo s was included in entrepreneur magazine s ranking of the top 500 franchise opportunities in 2007 . charity work edit the company does various charity works under the name of their mascot miss maggie moo . according to the company their activities all fronted by their mascot include rescuing animals with the humane society raising money for the hurricane katrina victims walking in support of a cure for breast cancer assisting schools to raise money or helping girl scouts and boy scouts earn their badges . references edit external links edit atlanta portal companies portal food portal maggiemoo s nexcen brands v t e global franchise group great american cookie hot dog on a stick maggiemoo s marble slab creamery pretzelmaker shoebox new york v t e fast food and fast casual restaurant chains in the united states chicken chains 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