BizBeat: Ice Cream Factory opens in Jefferson City this week

Julie Smith/News TribuneThe Ice Cream Factory's newest location, located at the corner of E. Dunklin and Madison streets, opens for business Feb. 29.
Julie Smith/News TribuneThe Ice Cream Factory's newest location, located at the corner of E. Dunklin and Madison streets, opens for business Feb. 29.

Here's the scoop: The new Ice Cream Factory in Jefferson City is opening this Saturday.

The new ice cream shop at 701 Madison St. is opening a little ahead of schedule, said co-owner Shannon Imler, who initially thought the business would open in March.

"We got along good, and everyone has been helpful," he said. "We're super-duper excited to open."

When customers enter the 1,200-square-foot ice cream shop, they will be greeted by 34 flavors of ice cream, along with various toppings, iced caramel lattes, frappes and slushies. Customers can also purchase sodas and pre-packaged gallons and pints of ice cream.

The Ice Cream Factory produces small-batch ice cream by hand that contains 14 percent butterfat, Imler said.

"It's a premium-quality ice cream, which cannot be found in a scoop shop in Jefferson City," Imler told the News Tribune last October. "We're providing a very good experience that cannot be matched in Jefferson City, and we are providing a very good product that cannot be matched in Jefferson City."

The Ice Cream Factory in Jefferson City will be open 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. seven days a week.

Imler and his wife, Katie, opened the Ice Cream Factory in Eldon last April.

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