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Doug Quint, the co-founder of Big Gay Ice Cream, sued his partner Jon Chapski for fraud and mismanaging the business, The New York Times reported.

Doug Quint, a Pittsfield native, co-founded Big Gay Ice Cream with Bryan Petroff. They opened their first storefront in 2011 in New York City.

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

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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.