How do you set up and organize your new ice cream business? This article is an excerpt from our FREE Ice Cream Business Guide – Click the book cover below for details on how to download for free. Ice Cream Business Guide Introduction Starting any new business on your own can be stressful and frightening. …
If you haven’t seen it yet, you missed a pretty funny episode of NBC’s show, The Apprentice. The Men vs. The Women…..who could sell more Perry’s ice cream novelties out of one of our BDC-8 Cold Plate Carts Watch the full episode below. It will take a few minutes to load, and you have to…
The year was 1988. I was in Florida at the time, working for Multi-Vest Options in Ft. Lauderdale, shortly after graduating from Florida State. The phone rang and my older brother John said…..”Neil, I bought an ice cream delivery truck and just shipped it to St. Thomas. I need help. I’ll pay you $250 a…
This article was written to provide a few basics on opening an ice cream parlor. There’s a lot more to it that is listed here, but reading this might give you a little bit of an idea of what is required. If you own an ice cream store, and would like to comment, please do….
How to Set Your Ice Cream Freezer Thermostat to Hit the Optimal Scooping Temperature Most thermostats are the “dial” type. Some have numbers, some simply have a screw that you turn clockwise or counterclockwise. Some freezers have digital thermostats, which are ideal. The thermostat is most commonly found by removing (unscrewing) the grill (vent). Regardless of…
If you read my blog post titled My Humble Beginnings in Paradise, you already know that I spent 10 years in the Virgin Islands building an ice cream distributorship with my older brother John and my younger brother Michael. Every year, as hurricane season approaches, I’m reminded of how Michael and I went through two…
A common question I get from folks who don’t have a van or pick up truck is….”how to I get the cart to and from special events?” This is a short post because my answer is always, try Lowe’s or Home Depot, or Harbor Freight (www.harborfreight.com). They sell landscaping trailers that can do the job. …
Did you know that the first Saturday of February is national ice cream for breakfast day? I didn’t, until my friend and former consulting client Greg Berry pointed it out. Greg owns the award winning Here’s Your Scoop in Lee’s Summit, MO. A year after starting his ice cream store, Greg’s strawberry ice cream was…
I hope most of you were able to watch Wednesday’s webcast where Steve Thompson of Emery Thompson batch freezers made ice cream, gelato and Italian Ice. I was hoping to get a little feedback. In general, I’m looking for honest comments on what you liked and maybe suggestions on how we can improve. Was there…
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