In 1948, Earle Swensen opened his first Ice Cream Shoppe in San Francisco atop Russian Hill offering his ice cream as “Good as Father Used to Make”. Little did he realize that Swensen’s would today, be a name synonymous with extraordinary delicious ice cream the world had ever known. Since then, for more then 50 years, more than 180 flavors of ice cream have been...
In a recent internet article entitled How to Start an Ice Cream Business by Valencia Higuera, an eHow Contributing writer, she states “…opening an ice cream shop requires a lot of planning and business owners need to know the ins and outs of running a successful business.” Trust me as both an ice cream consultant and writer of ice cream business plans, now in my...
The end of the year is approaching. . . the holidays are upon us. I say letʼs have some fun and celebrate! Itʼs been a rough year for many of us, so a little fun is in order. Our shop proposed a ʻHoliday Recipe Contestʼ. Our customers could submit their idea for their favorite holiday dessert . Everyone has traditional holidays favorites whether it be...
It’s summer and the economy is still bad! BUT ice cream is affordable! The good old days are past and you have to make an effort to beat the recession! Go outside the box, ie. go out to reach customers and get sales. What’s going on in the community? Fundraisers for charity! Pick the charity that you can relate to and get involved. There is...
A frozen dessert, pronounced “sor-bay”. It is a made from sweetened water and a frozen fruit puree. It is dense and even in texture, unlike a slushy ice or a granular granita. Sorbet is a vegan dessert often confused with sherbet which uses milk products and gelato which isn’t quite as soft as sorbet.
A frozen dessert, often made with fruit, water, sugar, flavoring, and milk or cream. Egg whites or gelatin are added at times to give a fine texture. Sherbet is often confused with sorbet, its vegan equivalent, or gelato, a similar product containing no dairy. Popular flavors include lemon, orange, and lime.
Whip-up refreshing slushies and frozen drinks in moments with one easy-to-use appliance. An ice-filled cooling center will directly freeze the contents quickly and evenly. The blades inside rotate opposite directions to maintain an even mixture for pouring at any time. Just use the front dispensing spout to try your refreshing drink. Supplies can be found conveniently online by slushie-specific vendors and maintenance and cleaning is...
A device ranging in size from 1 to 3 or more gallons. They are the perfect appliance for any ice cream shop or even your home to warm syrup to a perfect and ready-to-serve temperature. Just plug it in, let the syrup warm up inside and when it is ready, use the easy pour dispenser to add it to your favorite treat or drink. Generally,...
A distributor for all of your slushie and shaved ice needs. Often offering low and guaranteed factory prices, they are a great way to buy all of your personal and business slushie maker machines, accessories, and flavoring. These types of supply chains may be found online or by mail order catalog and ship to your door in a matter of days or even over night.
Made famous by the Cold Stone Creamery brand, these stone table tops are kept at freezing temperatures while employees break pieces of candy, nuts, and other treats into the ice cream and continue kneading it over the slab to keep it frozen instead of melting. Essentially the same and used the same as the “marble slab” just different in name. These can be installed by...
