A Michigan-based confectionery chain known for its copper-kettle fudge and hand-scooped ice cream is setting its sights on Cedar Park, with plans for a new storefront along the E. Whitestone Boulevard corridor. Franchisee Tapan Patel, president of Parina, Inc., is targeting a March or April 2027 opening after selecting the site for its accessibility, and paperwork filed with state regulators shows construction could wrap by early May 2027.
According to Community Impact Newspaper, Kilwins has filed paperwork with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for a new location at 901 Arrow Point Drive, Bldg. A, Ste. 102, in Cedar Park. Those filings, registered on September 25, specify a $350,000 renovation covering a 1,200-square-foot first-generation fit-out of existing shell space, with construction set to run from January 25, 2027, through May 7, 2027, per the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The project is filed under registration number TABS2027002053. Patel's anticipated spring 2027 opening, reported by What Now Austin, would land a bit earlier than the state's construction timeline suggests.
A Growing Commercial Corner
The Kilwins space sits inside a retail center owned by CSW Arrow Point LP, an affiliate of Austin-based CSW Development, which secured Cedar Park city council approval in March 2025 to transform the nearly 8-acre site into a mixed-use retail hub. Hoodline previously reported on the $5.7M Trader Joe's anchoring that same development at E. Whitestone Boulevard and Arrow Point Drive, noting that CSW Development trimmed the overall project square footage by 10,000 square feet to address neighborhood feedback.
Kilwins offers ice cream, fudge and chocolate products, and the chain's confections, including its signature Mackinac Island Fudge and caramel treats, are prepared in-store using traditional copper-kettle cooking and hand-paddling techniques on marble tables, according to the company. Customers at Kilwins locations can typically watch fudge and caramel apples being crafted live inside the stores.
Following a Broader Austin-Area Push
Cedar Park would mark the latest stop in a fast-moving regional rollout. Kilwins opened its first Austin proper storefront on April 14, 2026, inside the EastVillage mixed-use development on E. Parmer Lane, a shop that serves over 30 ice cream flavors alongside hand-paddled fudge. Before that, the chain made its initial Central Texas entry in 2021 with a shop at 120 W. 8th Street on Georgetown's historic downtown square, situated directly off Austin Avenue in a walkable shopping district.
The Cedar Park store fits into a wider strategy: in June 2025, parent company Kilwins Chocolate Franchise Inc. announced a growth push targeting the Austin metropolitan region for approximately 10 store locations. The Michigan-based chain now has stores in Austin and Georgetown, and the company reports nearly 200 locations across the country.
A National Confectionery Chain
Kilwins is a Michigan-based confectionery chain with nearly 200 locations.
Cedar Park would add to Kilwins' broader Austin-area push, which targets approximately 10 store locations in the metropolitan region.
No firm opening date has been finalized, and the state's own construction filing points to completion in May 2027 even as the franchisee eyes an earlier spring debut. For now, Cedar Park shoppers heading toward the future Trader Joe's site will have a fudge kettle to look forward to as well.
