Amy's Ice Creams
Amy's Ice Creams is a privately owned chain of
Austin Chronicle have voted Amy's the best "reader's ice cream" eight years in a row.[4]
History
Known colloquially as Amy's, Amy's Ice Creams was started by Amy Simmons in 1984. While in
Boston, as a premedical major at Tufts University, Amy worked for Steve's Ice Cream. After Steve's Ice Cream was purchased by a larger corporation, Amy decided to go into business for herself. Amy and her business partner Scott Shaw eventually decided to open their ice cream shop in Austin. They wrote a check for the lease of their first store on Guadalupe Street in Austin.[5] Amy has since opened fourteen more locations, with the majority of them in Austin, one in Houston, and one in San Antonio
.
The Houston location was formerly at
The Rice Hotel.[6]
In 2009, owner Amy Simmons stated that she does not intend to rapidly expand the chain.[3]
In 2017, the company reported a $9 million revenue.[7]
References
- ^ "Dear Amy." Amy's Ice Creams. Retrieved on February 27, 2010.
- Austin Chronicle. June 25, 2004. Retrieved on February 27, 2010.
- ^ Austin Business Journal. Friday October 30, 2009. 1. Retrieved on February 27, 2010.
- ^ "Austin Chronicle - Amy's Ice Creams - Restaurant Guide". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ "Leading Ladies: Amy Simmons of Amy’s Ice Creams puts customer service first Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." The Daily Texan. Retrieved on June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Best Place for Cats to Look at Kings". Houston Press. Archived from the original on 9 March 2000. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ Blum, Dani. "How Texas-Based Amy's Ice Creams Found Success By Staying Hyper-Local". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-24.