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Davidsanders 6 years, 6 months ago.
Their pint flavors have been in grocery stores here for a while now …
Oh, oh!
[h1]Here’s the scoop: Graeter’s ice cream shops eyeing Chicago[/h1]
August 13, 2014
Cincinnati-based family ice cream company Graeter’s is looking to expand its business to Chicago.
CEO Richard Graeter is coming to Chicago this week to check out four sites that could help establish the ice cream shop in the Chicago market. The company has 40 retail locations in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
By opening shops in Chicago, Mr. Graeter hopes to increase brand awareness and…
The excerpt above is from a local Chicago business journal. Looks like there may be a little ice cream in my future….and while I’m at it, Jeni’s is here and doing fine.
It’s all about the freight. Here in Chicago it was selling for $4.99 a pint ($3.99 on special). The further west you go, the more expensive it will get.
Buddy
Actually, I’ve seen it for as high as $7.99 at the Whole Foods in Evanston, but it’s generally about $4.99 or less at the Treasure Island in Wilmette. The really good thing about the Treasure Island is that they have something like 10 or more flavors, including my favorite toffee chip.
It’s all about the freight. Here in Chicago it was selling for $4.99 a pint ($3.99 on special). The further west you go, the more expensive it will get.
Buddy
Graeter’s was available in Kansas City for about 6 months before it left. Hy-vee grocery stores carried it a $5.99 a pint. Needless to say it didn’t sell well when Ben and Jerry’s was $4.49 a pint, and Haagan Dazs was $3.99.
CNW
[p]There’s an old thread somewhere on this board about the butcher job Pete Wells did on Guy Fieri’s Times Square. As I said there, this review tells me more about the reviewer than the restaurant.[/p]
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