Fosselman's Ice Cream Company facts for kids
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Fosselman's Ice Cream Company store, being used for a commercial shoot
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| Industry | Ice cream shop and manufacturer |
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| Founded | 1937 in South Pasadena, California as Fosselman's Ice Cream Company |
| Founder | Christian Anthony Fosselman |
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Southern California |
| Products | Ice cream |
Fosselman's Ice Cream Company is a famous ice cream shop in Alhambra, California. It's located at 1824 W. Main Street. This company has been making delicious ice cream for a long time. The same family has owned and run it for three generations! While the current company started in 1937, its history goes back to a family business from 1919.
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Discovering Fosselman's History
How Fosselman's Began
In 1919, a man named Christian Anthony Fosselman started a company called Fosselman's, Inc. He made ice cream in Waverly, Iowa. Five years later, Christian and his family moved to Southern California. There, he started a new business called Fosselman Creamery in Pasadena.
This creamery sold milk, butter, cream, and ice cream to families. They delivered these products directly to homes in the San Gabriel Valley. They used their own trucks for these deliveries.
Growing the Ice Cream Business
In 1937, Christian Fosselman sold his creamery business. He then opened a new ice cream shop in South Pasadena. This new shop was called Fosselman's Ice Cream Company. They made all their ice cream right there in the shop!
Later, more Fosselman's shops opened. One opened in Highland Park in 1941. Another opened in Glendale. The main place where they made ice cream was in Alhambra. By the 1970s, only the Alhambra shop was still open. This shop was also an ice cream parlor.
Famous Visitors and New Ideas
In the 1970s, something cool happened. David Klein, who created Jelly Belly jelly beans, rented a part of Fosselman's. He used the space to show and sell his new jelly beans. They were just starting to become popular then!
Since the 1980s, Christian's grandsons, John and Chris Fosselman, have been running the company. Fosselman's also sells its ice cream to about 500 other places. These include fancy restaurants, food trucks, and even retirement homes.
In 2015, Fosselman's added new treats to their menu. They started offering soft serve ice cream, soft serve custard, and milkshakes. In 2019, they opened a brand new shop in Glendora. This new branch is called The Ice Cream Shop.
Delicious Ice Cream Flavors
Fosselman's makes many classic ice cream flavors. You can find chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry there. But they also have some really unique and exotic flavors!
These special flavors include taro, ube, and lychee. These flavors are a special nod to the large Asian community in Alhambra. They also have seasonal flavors that change throughout the year. These can include fresh peach, sweet corn elote, and watermelon sorbet. Some past flavors have been black sesame, dulche de leche, horchata, matcha green tea, Oaxacan chocolate, and red bean.
What People Say About Fosselman's
Many people love Fosselman's Ice Cream. The Los Angeles Times newspaper called Fosselman's "the Alhambra emperors of ice cream." This means they think Fosselman's is the best ice cream place in Alhambra! The British newspaper The Guardian also praised Fosselman's. They called it the "Best place to drink: Milkshakes."
