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title: "Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream To Open South Carolina Location in Hilton Head Area"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4741bff7-d870-4864-865f-a8818493499a
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230427_chilln_nitrogen_ice_cream_to_open_south_carolina_location_in_hilton_head_ar.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:32:59.734Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561758033-d89a9ad46330?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream To Open South Carolina Location in Hilton Head Area

**TL;DR:** Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream will open its first South Carolina location in the Hilton Head area, owned by a retiring Marine Corps veteran. The new location will feature the brand's newest prototype and hire about 15 new employees.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-04-27. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230427_chilln_nitrogen_ice_cream_to_open_south_carolina_location_in_hilton_head_ar.html).*

## Story

Cohen has had a longstanding career in the United States Marine Corps, joining as an infantryman in 2003 and serving in four deployments before becoming an administrative assistant for the Second Marine Division Career Retention Specialist. Over the past 20 years, he has held a variety of roles including career planner as well as the executive assistant to the chief operations officer at Quantico. He currently serves as the executive assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Middle East and Africa but plans to retire soon to focus on his new venture with Chill-N.

“As I was looking for an ice cream brand that could service the visitors that the Hilton Head area receives each year, I was immediately blown away by Chill-N and its level of technology,” said Cohen. “I’m looking forward to introducing Chill-N to the Bluffton community.”

The new Bluffton Chill-N will feature the brand’s newest prototype. Cohen will hire about 15 new employees for his first shop.

“We are thrilled to welcome Derek to the Chill-N family as our newest franchisee. The communication and leadership skills he has developed over the past 20 years in the Marine Corps has provided him with a solid foundation to be adaptable to any situation,” said David Leonardo, CEO of Chill-N. “We have no doubt that Derek will make a great addition to our franchise system and look forward to all he will achieve in this new venture.”

Here’s how Chill-N works: customers choose a portion size, then an ice cream base (milk, yogurt, or alt-milk option – coconut, almond, or oat) and then a flavor. Then the fun begins with the addition of premium toppings including candies, cookies and cereal, fresh fruit, sauces, nuts, and even Cuban coffee – because, of course, our Miami roots. Each scoop of ice cream is hand-crafted to order, and flash frozen on the spot using liquid nitrogen at a startling -320° Fahrenheit. Chill-N’s unique freezing process results in a fresh ice cream that is ridiculously rich and decadently creamy.

The new Bluffton Chill-N will be located at 65 Towne Drive, Unit 65, Bluffton, South Carolina 29910. The store will be open in the next several months and will operate Monday – Sunday.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- franchisee (topic)
- Marine Corps (company)
- Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream (company)
- Hilton Head (location)
- David Leonardo (person)
- new prototype (topic)
- retail opening (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230427_chilln_nitrogen_ice_cream_to_open_south_carolina_location_in_hilton_head_ar.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4741bff7-d870-4864-865f-a8818493499a).