It hasn’t reached the Pacific yet, but Tasti D-Lite is well on its way!
As we reported last week, the frozen dessert chain recently debuted in Houston but its westward expansion will continue before the end of the summer in Arizona. The Arizona Republic reported the first Tasti D-Lite will begin dispensing more than 100 flavors of the popular frozen dessert this summer from its new home at 15425 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. Franchise rights to for the state have been acquired by Jonathan and Jennifer Kaufman, who plan to open at least 40 Tasti D-Lite stores across the state over the next 10 years.
The Kaufmans were introduced to Tasti D-Lite several years ago in New York and inquired about franchise rights. At the time, they weren't for sale. When Jonathan Kaufman was laid off from his non-profit fundraising job last year, he checked back and was told that the company had just decided to franchise the concept and that he could be one of the first franchisees. "We knew it was definitely meant to be," he said.
Jim Amos, Tasti D-Lite’s chairman and CEO, agrees. "We're extremely excited to be working with the Kaufmans and introducing Tasti D-Lite to the state of Arizona,” he said.
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