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Ample Hills Creamery was once worth $40 million. Here’s how its founders built one of America’s most popular ice cream companies, lost it and bought it...

Ample Hills Creamery was once worth $40 million. Here’s how its founders built one of America’s most popular ice cream companies, lost it and bought it...

A love of ice cream spurred Briggs Barrios to start reviewing all sorts of pints on his (no-longer active) Instagram page @coldhardscoop. It was a big leap for him to

It was all rainbows and unicorns for a while. But like many fun ideas, Big Gay Ice Cream has wound up in debt and in court. With a rollicking rise that leveraged queer identity as a brand strategy, the New York City-based soft-serve chain opened seven shops in the Northeast and landed its products in supermarkets nationwide. The company now is down to just one location. On Friday, a founder and partner, Doug Quint, filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court accusing another partner, Jon Cha

A company that rode to success with an inclusive message has shrunk to a single store, as a founder sues a partner he accuses of mismanagement and fraud.

A company that rode to success with an inclusive message has shrunk to a single store, as a founder sues a partner he accuses of mismanagement and fraud.

June 19, 2023 By Michael DorganAmple Hills Creamery, the popular ice cream purveyor, is set to reopen under its original owners in what is the latest twist in the brand's storied history.The husband-and-wife duo of Brian Smith and Jackie Cuscuna have announced that they have acquired the company -- known for churning out innovative and story-themed ice creams -- from Schmitt Industries, an Oregon-based machine parts company.

The Brooklyn-based ice cream chain boomed with the help of Oprah and Disney, then went bust. But the couple behind it are opening new shops and thinking small.

The company's founders, Brian Smith and Jackie Cuscuna, have bought their business back from Schmitt Industries, according to a report.

Ample Hills founders Jackie Cuscuna and Brian Smith have bought back the company, according to two sources. Six months ago Ample Hills—the beleaguered ice…