Tropical Sno

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Tropical Sno
Company type Private
IndustryFood services
FoundedApril 1984;40 years ago (1984) in Provo, Utah, USA
Headquarters,
USA
Website Official website

Tropical Sno is a global chain of shops that serve shave ice. It was founded in April 1984 in Provo, Utah and now based in Draper, Utah. [1]

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Tropical Sno has dealers located in every US state and in foreign countries. [2] [3] Tropical Sno has been cited as an example of microfranchising. [4] [5] Tropical Sno is a retail brand derived from Pioneer Family Brands, Inc. [6]

Then President Barack Obama stopped for a snow cone at Tropical Sno in Denison, Iowa, in 2012 while campaigning. [7]

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