BRENNAN’S BIG CHILL IN BLOOMSBURG A Sweet Little Story
By: BRIAN BRENNAN
Our story begins 22 years ago while living among the hustle and bustle of the New York metro area.
My wife, Debbie & I first found the area while were looking for a seasonal getaway and were intrigued by the abundance of waterfalls located in Ricketts Glen State Park. Over the years, we frequented this oasis a number of times and remained curious about Bloomsburg. It was south of our exit after getting off of Interstate 80, though would always just head north toward the State Park. One weekend after leaving Ricketts, we decided to venture into downtown Bloomsburg and were drawn in by its vibrancy and charm. When we got home that evening, we decided to make the move and after much brainstorming we came up with the idea to open up an ice cream shop. While we knew nothing about ice cream (except that we enjoyed it!), we put together a plan that would get our idea off the ground. We settled on the most important criteria, which was to make our own ice cream and own the building where we would sell it. We found a real estate agent and told them what we were looking for. Then, we signed up at Ice Cream University in New York and polished up on our business law and marketing at the nearby college. Upon securing the real estate location, we had the existing building torn down. Next, we drew up the layout, equipment and color schemes. Our shop was to resemble a barn
Construction on the ice cream barn.
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