Tag Archives: ice cream

TPC FOODSERVICE, FOOD SHOW 2026

1/19/2026 George Dunlap, a quick review to a wonderful buying show. See all next year.

George Dunlap 614-378-8466 – always at your service w/over 50 years scooping / serving Ice Cream.

Rick Pizzi of Pizzi Farm Market talks; Year in review & ConeCon 2025 Convention – North American Ice Cream Association. Episode 36

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GEORGE DUNLAP, October 21, 2025. I had the pleasure to talk with Rick Pizzi of Pizzi Farm Market Ice Cream Shop about 2025 year in review. We talked about sales, employees, and 2026 new products. Rick is a 6 year plus board member of the North American Ice Cream Association and we talked about all the excitement of the upcoming ConeCon 2025 (Convention) in West Palm Beach, FL.

A lot has changed since my last conversation with Rick back during COVID, March 17, 2020. Rick is a good operator and a great friend.

Sit back and enjoy.

You can contact Rick at: Email, rick@pizzifarm.com, Facebook and or Instagram. Linkedin

Rick Pizzi (Boston, MA) is one Classic Gentlemen, Rick likes my Boston Red Socks Hat!,

GREAT HEIGHTS CREAMERY – Craft Ice Creams – COVID TO SARASOTA, FLA, EPISODE 26

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May 7, 2024, I had the pleasure to meet with Ryan Edwards and listen to the story of his family’s journey, via COVID,and the need to be with family, about the dreams of making great tasting craft ice creams, developed by Ryan and, his wife, Christina Edwards.

Their journey started in Brooklyn, NY many years ago, and ended in Sarasota, FL. Sit back and listen to a beautiful story of a dream, love of family, and desire to create best of class, locally sourced, ice creams. This is his story about Great Heights Creamery.

TED LASSO, BISCUITS WITH THE BOSS, JENI’S ICE CREAM

My daughter Katie and my wife Nancy introduced me to this show recently, and, I can not wait till Season 3 starts. But, in the mean time how about some great tasting Ice Cream by Jeni’s, “Biscuits With The Boss”, awesome marketing.

Jeni's Ice Creams, Biscuits with the Boss, Ted Lasso.

Jeni’s is introducing a great new flavor based off a Apple TV/Stream hit, “Ted Lasso” Biscuits with the Boss. Great Marketing Jeni’s! New flavor concepts, many times, are staring right at us. Let’s all have fun and create something new today.

Great market timing, “BELIEVE IT” and what a great flavor profile. This is how the game is Won!

Pierre’s Ice Cream – sold to Ohio Processors

Pierre’s Ice Cream, Cleveland, OH since 1932

Pierre’s Ice Cream sold to Ohio Processors, announced last week. I had the pleasure to meet the Roth Family when I started in the Retail Ice Cream Industry back in the early 80’s. At that time they were the legend of Cleveland. Over time the market grew and others developed awesome marketing programs and later left Pierre’s behind. Ohio Processors is a well established and successful Ohio dairy operation and will give the market something to watch. Below is an article about the Roth family and the journey of Pierre’s Ice Cream.

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Golly G’s: Coffee, Ice Cream, Sweets, the story, by my good friend Joey Boykin

Joey tells the story of his dream and his love of family and community.

I first meet Joey during the spring of 2017, I have had the pleasure to serve Joey and his family as they developed an awesome family branded ice cream retail experience. Golly G’s is an American success story, I have found Joey Boykin’s story to be very helpful in my life and my business activities.

Joey has several shops and a very successful Ice Cream Truck program.

COVID – Mobile Ice Cream Scoop carts for Outdoors

Don’t let COVID keep your customer’s away from you! Takin’ it to the streets.

Bliss Small Batch Creamery, Theresa Fouquette – Episode 16

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Today I had the pleasure to talk with Theresa Fouquette, co-owner, of Bliss Small Batch Creamery. Theresa talks about her vision on building her first store, adapting to the COVID 2020, and her dreams for future growth with mobile carts, trucks, and retail shops.