Our KaleidoScoops Story
On November 18, 1999, a group of ice cream shop owners came together in a hotel meeting room in Dallas, Texas with a vision and determination to bring a new kind of ice cream shop into the market.
In January of 2000 the group voted to become an unincorporated association which would achieve these objectives:
In July of 2000 the first stores took delivery of ice cream, still not sure on a name. The stores began operating with no name and each did what they thought best in terms of individual local store marketing.
Today, we operate with the same objectives as we did in 2000.
In January of 2000 the group voted to become an unincorporated association which would achieve these objectives:
- To secure reliable sources of ice cream, paper goods and related items for running a chain of successful ice cream stores by using its purchasing power.
- To accept no alternative to having the very best product offered in the ice cream retail environment
- To build a national brand, and to assist in the coordination of individual stores advertising and marketing efforts.
- To investigate other potential business opportunities for its members.
In July of 2000 the first stores took delivery of ice cream, still not sure on a name. The stores began operating with no name and each did what they thought best in terms of individual local store marketing.
Today, we operate with the same objectives as we did in 2000.



