In this episode, we talk to Brian Zeit of Kappus Company - Cleveland OH. Its that time of the season when we need to make sure our "Golden Goose" is primed, well-groomed, and ready to start making ice cream, soft serve, frozen custard, gelato, or any other specialty dessert that we offer.

Brian goes through some steps to make sure we are ready for the season equipment-wise.

You can find out more about Brian and Kappus at https://kappuscompany.com/
Remember, you can also check out Brian's book at https://www.amazon.com/Ice-Cold-Profits-Everything-Stands-ebook/dp/B0BJ11V4LH

For information about the North American Ice Cream Assoc, and how you can open and grow your ice cream business with a community that will support you, go to https://icecreamassociation.org/

In this episode, we talk to Randy Pratt of Randy's Ice Cream, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. 

Randy and a group of fellow New Jersey Association members have banded together to organize an ice cream tour of sorts and the result had customers traveling the length and breadth of the Garden State to taste some great ice cream.

You can find out more about Randy's at https://randyshomemadeicecream.com/

For information about the North American Ice Cream Assoc, and how you can open and grow your ice cream business with a community that will support you, go to https://icecreamassociation.org/

This week we talk to Sabrina Smith of C Nelson carts who explains the pros and cons of plug-in mobile carts vs using a cold plate system.  there's some sage advice here on how to grow your business through outside events.

even a bonus discussion on display cases versus reach in dipping cabinets.

You can find more about C Nelson at https://www.cnelson.com/

For information about the North American Ice Cream Assoc, and how you can open and grow your ice cream business with a community that will support you, go to https://icecreamassociation.org/

In this episode, we talk to the legendary creator of the Stuff Your Stanley promotion Joey Boykin. Joey touches on how this event was created, the principles of "riding the wave" and how to leverage social media trends to promote sales in the store.

You can find out more about Joey at:
https://www.gollygs.com/
https://www.instagram.com/golly.gs/
https://www.facebook.com/gollygs/
https://rapamar.com/

For information about the North American Ice Cream Assoc, and how you can open and grow your ice cream business with a community that will support you, go to https://icecreamassociation.org/

In this episode, Kelly Larson from Sweet Temptations talks about how she and her crew at Sweet Temptations in Grand Haven MI, leveraged the collateral and support from the Association to have a record-breaking Ice Cream for Breakfast event.

2 TV appearances, 2 Radio appearances, and the local paper - just to name a few.

You can follow Kelly at the following links:
https://sweet-temptations.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100038066423212
https://www.instagram.com/sweettemptationsgh/

For information about the North American Ice Cream Assoc, and how you can open and grow your ice cream business with a community that will support you, go to https://icecreamassociation.org/

This week we talk to some of the smartest dairy people in the country (at least in Tennessee). Dr. Elizabeth Eckelkamp, PhD PAS and Shep Stearns Value-Added Dairy Extension Specialist, of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.

We talk, about grants for ice cream producers and makers, competitions, testing, labels, and a whole slew of things your local state university can help you with.

Some of the links discussed in the podcast.
https://utdairy.tennessee.edu/
https://sdbii.tennessee.edu/sdbii/

For information about the North American Ice Cream Assoc, and how you can open and grow your ice cream business with a community that will support you, go to https://icecreamassociation.org/

In this episode, we talk about the Association's Ice Cream for Breakfast program.
There are some great benefits to holding this promo but you have to register quickly!!!

www.icecreambreakfast.org/register is the place to go.
Applicants who are association members need to register by 1/12/2024 to get their physical packet sent.

All applicants whether a member or not will receive a digital download upon registration. The link to the video replay is here: https://fb.watch/pvWZ7PB6lA/

For information about the North American Ice Cream Assoc, and how you can open and grow your ice cream business with a community that will support you, go to https://icecreamassociation.org/

In the episode we talk to Ted Jones of Jones and Co. Vanilla, or Vanilla's of the World and discuss regional and international flavor profiles and nuances.

A fascinating look into how vanilla's get their distinctive regional tastes.

You can find out more about Jones and Co at www.vanillasoftheworld.com

For information about the North American Ice Cream Assoc, and how you can open and grow your ice cream business with a community that will support you, go to https://icecreamassociation.org/

In this episode, we talk to Marty Parisian, (no he doesn't speak French) from Singing Dog Vanilla about the humble vanilla farmer and their awesome origins, processes, and environment.

This can be a real eye-opener when you compare our regular Western view of farming.

More about Marty and Singling Dog Vanilla can be found at https://www.singingdogvanilla.com/

For information about the North American Ice Cream Assoc, and how you can open and grow your ice cream business with a community that will support you, go to https://icecreamassociation.org/

In this episode we cover all of the glam, glitter and goss of the 2023 Conecon event in Las Vegas NV

For information about the North American Ice Cream Assoc, and how you can open and grow your ice cream business with a community that will support you, go to https://icecreamassociation.org/