Cincinnati’s Graeter’s plans an ice cream scoop shop in a Chicago suburb, its first outside of its home base
The company will serve about 30 flavors of ice cream, gelato and sorbet every day, plus additional seasonal offerings.
Ice cream maker Chip Graeter (left) traded in a hairnet for a hardhat today as he toured reporters through the company’s soon-to-be opened ice cream shop in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook. The store, scheduled to open in late May, will be the first location in the Chicago area for the 145-year-old, family-owned ice cream business.
Chip Grater is a member of the fourth generation of the family. He oversees the company’s retail operations.