From neighborhood ice cream icon, to retail contender
“When Grandpa Joe first began making ice cream in 1984, it took him an hour and a half to make five gallons. Today, we make 10 gallons in 15 minutes.”
Grand Ole Creamery has seen many changes since the family-run business opened in St. Paul, Minn., 31 years ago, but some of the most dramatic have happened in the last two years. That’s when the Huffmans decided to make the leap from beloved neighborhood ice cream parlor to grocery store premium ice cream competitor. To help make that a reality, they knew their 14-year partnership with Lofton Label (loftonlabel.com) would need to shift into high gear.