Tropical Sno is a global chain of shops that serve

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. It was founded in April 1984 in Provo, Utah and now based in

Draper, Utah Draper is a city in Salt Lake and Utah counties in the U.S. state of Utah, about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. As of the 2020 census, the population is 51,017, up from 7,143 in 1990. Draper is part of two metropolitan areas; ...

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Tropical Sno has dealers located in every US state and in over thirty foreign countries. Tropical Sno has been cited as an example of

microfranchising Microfranchising is a business model that applies elements and concepts of traditional franchising to small businesses in the developing world. It refers to the systemization and replication of micro-enterprises. Microfranchising is broadly defined ...

. Tropical Sno is a retail brand derived from Pioneer Family Brands, Inc.

In popular culture

Then President Barack Obama stopped for a snow cone at Tropical Sno in Denison, Iowa, in 2012 while campaigning.

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Fast-food chains of the United States Restaurants established in 1984 Ice cream parlors in the United States 1984 establishments in Utah {{Food-company-stub