In this episode with talk to Kim Bukowski, Director of Dairy Extension at Cornell University.

Kim shares with us her unique ice cream journey including owning multiple locations, and her professional food safety career journey, with some great advice and tools along the way.

You can learn more by following these links:

• https://cals.cornell.edu/people/kimberly-bukowski
• www.safeicecream.org
• https://www.idfa.org/safeicecream/food-safety-map

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 chat to Andia Xouris, founder of Andia's Ice Cream and recipient of the John B. Ross Jr. Leadership Award from Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Andia shares her origin story from the original "Freezing Point" ice cream (or potentially "George's Ice Cream") and some great insights on business growth and working with her community, city and state.

For more information you can go to:

• https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRyV8Mj7KL/
• https://www.instagram.com/andiasicecream/
• https://andiasicecream.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 have our yearly catch up with Sue Kloter, of Kloters Ice Cream Barn and the Scholarship Committee of the Association.

The largest scholarship process we have had in the association's history is currently open and taking applications. This one is a must listen to get the good oil on a great member benefit.

To get info and to apply click here:

• https://icecreamassociation.org/page/Scholarship

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 chat to Dan Blessing of ABW Innovation in relation to temperature monitoring and alarms. Our industry lives and dies by temperatures, so Dan shares some valuable information on how to take care of your equipment and your ice cream.

For more information on ABW innovations go to:

• https://www.abw-innovations.com
• https://www.abw-innovations.com/products

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 Tim Berg of Ice Cream for Bears.

If you have considered the ups and downs and highs and lows of selling pints in grocery stores, that this episode is for you. Tim has taken a passion project and grown his ice cream products into grocery stores across the country.

For more information on IC4B go to:

• https://icecreamforbears.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/icecreamforbears/
• https://www.tiktok.com/@icecreamforbears

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 chat to Carly Munoz Ulloa of Ice Cream Equipment Specialists.

Carly is fully entrenched in helping people get their ice cream shops up and running and shares some valuable insights in the challenges new entrepreneurs face and some interesting flavor profiling techniques.

You can find out more about Ice Cream Equipment Specialists at:

• https://ices.cool/
• https://www.instagram.com/icespecialists/
• https://www.youtube.com/@icespecialists

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 chat to the ever-effervescent David Draper from Dreamy's Ice Cream. David shares his ice cream story and his growth plans which have included pop us locations and a recently launched ice cream vending machine.

Keep an eye out for a future episode was we chat about his electrically converted ice cream vans.

You can find more information about Dreamys at:

• https://www.dreamysicecream.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/dreamysicecream
• https://www.instagram.com/dreamys.icecream
• https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamysicecream

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 chat to Ray Murray, the chief ice cream maker at Sweet Temptations Ice Cream Grand Haven MI.

After a career in manufacturing, Ray has some great insight into batching ice cream, the family business and some good all around life lessons.

You can find out more about Sweet Temptations at:

• https://sweettemptationsgh.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/sweettemptationsgh/
• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100038066423212

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/