Ice Cream

Island Creamery Corporate Office

Island Creamery was founded in 1975 by Bob and Nancy Conklin on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. The company makes premium ice cream from butterfat that comes directly from local island cows. In addition to ice cream and milk shakes, the company also offers coffee, lattes, and other types of espresso drinks, as well as brownies.

The original location was a renovated pool hall across from the fire station. The current location on Maddox was opened a year later. Island Creamery is open every day except Thanksgiving day and Christmas day, unlike many ice cream locations in the east. The large red and white lighthouse atop the building makes it a landmark in town.

Island Creamery has won numerous awards for its ice cream, including Trip Advisors 2015 Hall of Fame.

Island Creamery

Island Creamery has won numerous awards for its ice cream, including Trip Advisors 2015 Hall of Fame.

History

Brigham’s Ice Cream Corporate Office

Brigham’s Ice Cream was founded in 1914 by Edward Brigham in Massachusetts. At one time, the original ice cream parlor, located in Newton Highlands, was so popular that it became overrun with customers on the weekends. The police were often called to help control the crowds that were fighting to get inside.

The company has continued to grow and expand over the years. In 1993, Brigham’s Ice Cream purchased Elans Frozen Yogurt, which added to its already appealing menu. At its peak, the company had 100 locations. Brigham’s Ice Cream was purchased by HP Hood LLC. Approximately 21 locations were sold to New England Food Service, LLC. HP Hood owns the rights to the name and ice cream recipes. HP Hood now sells Brigham’s Ice Cream via supermarkets and specialty stores.

In 2014, the company celebrated its 100th year anniversary.

Brigham’s Ice Cream maintains a corporate office in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Brigham's Ice Cream

History

In 2014, the company celebrated its 100th year anniversary.

Brigham’s Ice Cream maintains a corporate office in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Four Seas Ice Cream Corporate Office

Wells Watson converted an abandoned blacksmith shop to create Four Seas Ice Cream, in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The store is still in the same location where it was founded in 1934. In addition to ice cream and ice cream dishes, the company also sells sandwiches, salads, ice cream cakes, and other deli items.

Four Seas Ice Cream is one of the three oldest ice cream shops in operation in New England. The company has numerous awards to its credit and is listed as #7 on the list of The Top 10 Ice Cream Shops in America. The Four Seas name doesn’t actually refer to 4 oceans, but the four bodies of water that surround New England; the Atlantic Ocean, Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod Bay, and Nantucket Sound.

When most ice cream locations close in the winter months, Four Seas remains open part time and offers ice cream cakes and pints to go.

Four Seas Ice Cream

When most ice cream locations close in the winter months, Four Seas remains open part time and offers ice cream cakes and pints to go.

History

Andy’s Frozen Custard Corporate Office

Andy’s Frozen Custard was founded in 1986 by John and Carol Kuntz. The original location was in Osage Beach, Missouri. After eating frozen custard for the first time in Wisconsin, the couple decided to come up with their own recipe and open a business. The company is named after their son, Andy.

Today, Andy’s Frozen Custard has 29 locations in 5 states. The company serves a variety of frozen custard flavors, including apple pie and pumpkin pie in which an actual pie is ground up and mixed in with the custard. This chain is also known for purchasing thousands of boxes of Thin Mint cookies from the Girl Scouts each year and using the cookies in their custard. Andy’s Frozen Custard also serves milk shakes and sundaes with frozen custard, rather than ice cream.

Despite the coronavirus crisis of 2020, some restaurant locations, such as Andy’s, are opening new stores, rather than closing them.

Andy’s Frozen Custard maintains a corporate office in Springfield, Missouri.

Andy's Frozen Custard

History

Despite the coronavirus crisis of 2020, some restaurant locations, such as Andy’s, are opening new stores, rather than closing them.

Andy’s Frozen Custard maintains a corporate office in Springfield, Missouri.

Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour Corporate Office

Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlours was founded in 1963 by Bob Farrell and Ken McCarthy in Portland, Oregon. The company became quickly known for giving children free sundaes on their birthday’s, as well as for their 1900 turn of the century decor, player pianos, and waiter costumes that include straw boat hats.

At the height of the chain’s popularity, there were 120 Farrell’s locations. The company fell on hard times after 1980 and by 1990, nearly all Farrell’s locations were closed or sold. After a lengthy legal battle, Parlour Enterprises was determined to be the new owner/operator of the chain. The chain quickly opened 6 locations throughout California and 1 in Hawaii. The company has been in talks to reopen the original Farrell’s location in Portland.

The company offers a wide range of ice cream dishes, sundaes, milk shakes, and hamburgers.

Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour

The company offers a wide range of ice cream dishes, sundaes, milk shakes, and hamburgers.