Ice Cream and the United States

Ice Cream and the New World

Mar 25, 1774

Th first documented account of ice cream in the New World was n a journal entry describing a dinner party at the home of Thomas Bladen, then governon or Maryland.

First Ice Cream Parlor

Mar 25, 1776

The first ice cream parolor in American opened in New York CIty.

First Commercial Ice Cream Factory

Mar 25, 1850

Jacob Fussel opened the first commerical ice cream factory.

Good Humor Ice Cream

Mar 25, 1920

Harry Burt created Good Hurmor Ice Cream

Friendly's

Mar 25, 1935

Brothers, Curtis and Prestley Blake opened up a neighborhood ice cream shoppe called Friendly's in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Ice Cream in Grocery Stores

Mar 25, 1939

Baskin-Robbins

Mar 25, 1953

Two brother-in-laws, Burton Baskin and Irvine Robbins merged their ice cream shops to form Baksin-Robbin

Ben & Jerry's

Mar 25, 1978

After taking a course in ice-cream making at Penn State and a $12,000 investiment, Ben& Jerry opened up their first ice cream shope in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont.

Cold Stone Creamery

Mar 25, 1988

Donald and Susan Sutherland opened their first Cold Stone in Tempe, Arizona in hopes of offering premium quality ice cream.