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"Our current store has been extremely well received by the people of
Newport and we're looking to give more ice cream lovers in the area a
chance to indulge in The Ultimate Ice Cream Experience .S.

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Entrepreneurs and investors
passionate about ice cream are encouraged to contact Cold Stone
Creamery Area Developer Steve Brewster at 201-575-0766. "Frontier Business Systems shares Konica Minolta's vision and commitment
to deliver quality, excellence and ongoing technological leadership to its
customers , and is well established in its market.

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For more
information about Cold Stone Creamery, visit the company's Web site at
www. RAMSEY, N. For more
information, please visit Konica Minolta on the World Wide Web at
http://www.

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, headquartered in Ramsey, New Jersey,
is dedicated to providing its customers with complete solutions for their
document creation, production, and management needs .

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, Konica Minolta Business Solutions
U.A.

Corporate Contact:
Dan Gallagher
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.

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Cold Stone Creamery is an independently owned
franchise system, headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. Founded in 1981 by
president and CEO, Greg Niesen, and his wife and co-founder, Lenora, Frontier
Business Systems owns and operates four branches in Alaska including its
Anchorage headquarters, and locations in Kenai, Kodiak Island and Fairbanks.

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Space is
limited and reservations are required to attend. 4 in Restaurant
Business magazine's "Top 50 Growth Chains" (July 2004), Cold Stone
Creamery's potential has been realized by a surge of entrepreneurs
eager to open their own Cold Stone Creamery franchises.us.A.com/twallace@harpell.

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"We're delighted to bring our smooth and creamy ice cream to Rhode
Island," commented Cold Stone Creamery Area Developer Steve Brewster.newscom.A.

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Ranked No. In 2004, Cold
Stone Creamery opened 362 new stores and has another 414 slated to
open in 2005.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030805/NETU014LOGO )
With 42 employees, Frontier Business Systems services several of the
state's largest accounts including the Kodiak, Kenai and Anchorage school
districts.

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With nearly 1,000 stores from coast to coast, Cold Stone
Creamery currently operates in 47 states including Alaska, Hawaii, the
Caribbean and Guam .J., Inc.
By bringing together the strengths of its two founding companies, Konica
Minolta Business Solutions U., Inc.

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12 in Entrepreneur magazine's "Fastest
Growing Franchises in America " (January 2005), and No.S.

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Business Editors

NEWPORT, R.
Cold Stone Creamery continues to set new growth records and
maintain its position as the nation's fastest growing super-premium
ice cream concept.S.

The inland ice covers 1,833,900 square km, equivalent to 85 percent of Greenland 's total area.

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The company currently has one store open in Newport, and
currently has another three stores awarded in the Ocean State. (Konica Minolta) today announced that it has acquired Frontier
Business Systems of Anchorage, Alaska, making Konica Minolta the largest
supplier of printer/copier products in the state.
Over the past 24 years, the Niesens have built Frontier Business Systems into
a first-class dealership and they were recently named the 2004 Small Business
Persons of the Year by the Small Business Administration in recognition of
their success."
"This acquisition gives the dealership a much larger presence and deeper
resources to help us compete for business," said Greg Niesen, president and
CEO, Frontier Business Systems., Inc. Konica Minolta provides
the essentials of imaging to companies and organizations ranging from the
small office/home office to large production operations with its full line of
digital color and black + white printers/copiers , multifunctional peripherals,
desktop laser printers, plain-paper facsimile machines, software and network
solutions, and professional services.konicaminolta.S.us

Media Contact:
Irene Savage/Tristam Wallace
HARPELL
+1 (781) 274-9148/+1 (781) 274-8710
isavage@harpell .

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The company is hosting an informational seminar on April 27 at the
Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina to educate local investors of the
unique entrepreneurial opportunity.

About Cold Stone Creamery

Cold Stone Creamery aims to deliver The Ultimate Ice Cream
Experience(R), and this vision is carried through by a community of
franchisees passionate about ice cream., Inc.

This large concentration of ice represents 10 percent of the world's total fresh water reserves.

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Cold
Stone Creamery has plans to open two stores in 2005 and 12 additional
Rhode Island stores are projected to open in the next three to five
years.com

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"To remain a world-class leader in the industry, we are continually
seeking opportunities to increase our market share across all regions," said
Yasuo Matsumoto, president and CEO, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U."

About Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.

It is surrounded by cold ocean currents which continually cool its coasts.

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It's a Great Day for Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream in Rhode Island; Introducing 'Smooth and Creamy' Expansion Plans for Passionate Entrepreneurs

The company's proven formula is a key contributor to a bite out of
the $20 billion ice cream industry.

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"We are thrilled to become part of the Konica
Minolta family, and we are especially pleased that our customers and employees
will not feel a difference in how the business is run.com

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The secret recipe for smooth
and creamy ice cream is handcrafted fresh daily in each store, and
then customized by combining a variety of mix-ins on a frozen granite
stone.coldstonecreamery.

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----Cold Stone
Creamery, the fastest growing ice cream franchise in the nation, today
announced development plans for expanding franchise operations in
Rhode Island.,
Inc.
An industry leader in image capture, output and management, Konica Minolta
provides world-class service through its extensive network of direct sales
offices, authorized dealers, resellers and distribution partners in the United
States, Canada , Mexico, Central America and South America.kmbs.

Combined with cold radiating from inland ice, this gives Greenland its arctic climate.

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Boasting $405,000 in annualized
average unit volume, the highest of any super-premium ice cream
concept, Cold Stone Creamery 2004 system-wide revenues exceeded $283
million, up 86 percent from $156 million in 2003.
All terms, product and company names used in this document may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners, and are hereby
acknowledged.

Greenland, the largest island in the world, is located at the point where the Atlantic meets the Arctic Ocean.

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Konica Minolta Becomes Largest Printer/Copier Supplier in Alaska with Acquisition of Frontier Business Systems

Greg Niesen will continue to head up Frontier Business Systems and
the overall structure and operations of the dealership will remain unchanged.

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+1 201-825-4000
dgallagher@kmbs.