![]() Here are five recent innovations from regional and national brands that caught my eye. Read more about Jeni HERE in an article in Entrepreneur. Spoonful after spoonful, Roxbury Road is pure, gooey, decadent, instant gratification. Just like the street for which it’s named, Roxbury Road ice cream is a patchwork of textures, colors, and tastes. The story goes that when in high school, Jeni loved driving down Roxbury Road, a Columbus, Ohio, street lined with beautiful old homes built in a variety of classic architectural styles. This dense milk chocolate ice cream is loaded with salty smoked almonds, hand-made marshmallows and a swirl of sweet, buttery caramel sauce. That’s what you get with another one of her new creations-Roxbury Road-described as a devilish detour from traditional rocky road ice cream. Is a flavor safe for a child to eat? We leave that entirely up to each parent to decide.ĥ. Alcohol lends a distinct flavor to several of our signature flavors, and especially in sorbets, it prevents ice crystals from forming, creating a smoother texture. The alcohol from any beer, wine and spirit we use to make a flavor is not burned off during production. The company makes this disclaimer: The alcohol in any of our flavors tops out at about 0.5% or less per volume, which is a trace amount. It is blended with grass-grazed milk for a distinct flavor profile, and adorned with and lots of crunchy, salted, toasted pecans. This ice cream is fueled with single-origin, Ohio wheat whiskey that explodes with notes of butterscotch, honey, coconut and vanilla. This effort-and the story-makes the pint worth $10.Īnother newbie is Middle West Whiskey & Pecans. They also roast cinnamon-scented sweet potatoes, which are grown for the company by a longtime family-farm partner located just an hour from the production facility. The company hand makes marshmallows, cubes them, and then spreads them on sheet trays so they can be caramelized with blowtorches. It is designed to resemble the classic Midwestern Thanksgiving casserole, just frozen. Her most recent seasonal flavor is Sweet Potato with Torched Marshmallows. To read more about The Power of the Pint, link HERE.Ĥ. Today the brand tries to keep it simple so it stands out in the burgeoning retail freezer. ![]() The simplicity caught shoppers’ eyes, and they bought it up. ![]() When Jeni’s Splendid first got into hand-packed pints, employees used a permanent marker to write the flavor on the very simple, unadorned pint packages. You might have the most amazing product in the most delicious flavor combinations, but if the package does not get noticed in the freezer case, it won’t be purchased. Jeni’s Splendid had about $30 million in sales in 2017.ģ. A pint of Jeni’s in most retail locations is $10. In Jeni’s early years, she worked with hotel kitchens that had freezing capabilities.Ģ. Many large urban areas offer approved kitchen facilities to produce product. They are also conducive to sampling and taste testing. Without the expense of bricks and mortar, mobile stores are a great way to get your passion in front of potential customers. Start out in foodservice and grow into retail. There are five takeaways from Jeni’s success.ġ. Twenty-two years later, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has grown from one scoop shop in Columbus, Ohio, to 32 sites across the country, and more on the way. Her approach is to make no shortcuts on ingredient quality. ![]() Back in 1996 she started out with the goal of setting a new standard for American ice cream. But it is a tough business and many don’t make it. You love the product and want others to enjoy your creation. ![]()
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