{"id":9514,"date":"2016-02-02T11:20:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T16:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.franchisegator.com\/articles\/?p=9514"},"modified":"2022-03-03T15:04:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:04:14","slug":"kona-ice-named-to-the-franchise-grade-top-500-list-12420","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchisegator.com\/articles\/kona-ice-named-to-the-franchise-grade-top-500-list-12420\/","title":{"rendered":"Kona Ice Named to the Franchise Grade Top 500 List"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kona Ice, the nation\u2019s leading mobile brand of tropical shaved ice, has earned another national accolade for its growth and achievements during 2015.<\/p>\n
FranchiseGrade.com<\/em>, a leading franchise market research firm, announced that Kona Ice has been named to its annual list of top 500 franchise companies. The list, titled \u201cThe Franchise Grade Top 500\u201d, ranked hundreds of participating franchise companies by their overall performance for the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing included among the nation\u2019s top franchise opportunities is a real honor,\u201d said Tony Lamb, president and owner of Florence-based Kona Ice. \u201cThis survey helps us get a better understanding of how we provide our franchise partners with the support and resources they need to achieve great success in each market they serve. It is important to us to ensure we are doing so and we are thrilled at this year\u2019s high scores.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"