The new guy

[Bill Campbell]

Happy New Year!
We are new to this forum and look forward to educating ourselves. My wife and I bought a seasonal 120 seat restaurant with a window service in 2005. We are looking forward to our fifth season in April, and are constantly learning. We purchase our ice cream from Giffords in Maine. This was the first season we used it and we saw an sales increase of almost 50% over last season. Giffords is our local good quality producer. We also sell a ton of softserve. We are located in Central Vermont in a rural area. Population in town is around 2000. We have a good business now but I want to try to increase our traffic. We matched our 2007 numbers and our goal is to do the same in 2009. We are being realistic about the economy. We are going to introduce fruit smoothies, home grown waffle cones, upscale our paper and plastic cups, plates, etc.. O.k., enough said. We're hear for the education. We look forward to following the site to increase our knowledge and profitability. Thanx, Bill and Sharon Campbell

[DanielleO]

Hi bill - welcome! Congrats on the 50% increase - that's no easy feat.

[ICP]

Hi Bill, Thanks for posting!

I think the addition of homemade waffle cones will really help your business. They are cheap to make and you can charge a premium for them. They also give off an irresistible aroma when baking which will draw more customers in to purchase your ice cream.

I replied to your waffle cone post with a link to a Word document full of info about waffle cones that I think you will find helpful.

[creamdelray]

look forward to reading your posts...