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BIZ BUZZ
REXBURG
In Rexburg’s Hemming Village, Creamy Daze has taken over the former Teton Bagel location | Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com
REXBURG A popular ice cream vendor recently opened its first storefront in eastern Idaho.
In Rexburg’s Hemming Village, Creamy Daze debuted on August 5 at 175 West 2nd South, Ste. 103. Previously held by Teton Bagel (which relocated three doors down in the former Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory building), it shares a space with BarberPop Shop.
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Creamy Daze sells eight varieties of dairy-free Dole Whip in addition to hundreds of Blue Bell Ice Cream scoops and milkshakes with toppings. One of the most popular flavors, according to owner Taylee Brinkerhoff, is salted caramel brownie, EastIdahoNews.com reports.
In 2021, the company made its debut in the Idaho Falls Best Buy parking lot. Brinkerhoff chose to eliminate the rolled ice cream sweets that were initially available at her first retail location.
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Making rolled ice cream begins with scratch. All of the items are required, and I simply couldn’t manage to take my kids around (while undertaking a time-intensive work). “If we want to continue doing this, we need to find the best scoop ice cream,” Brinkerhoff explains. We found Blue Bell, and it s the best out there, and we re excited to have it here.
According to Brinkerhoff, the food trailer is still available for catering at weddings and other occasions even though it is no longer in front of Best Buy. In the summer, she also operates a second food truck near Jefferson County Lake.
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At first, Brinkerhoff thought this would be a pleasant family project. While traveling to Provo, Utah, with her spouse, she came across a company selling rolled ice cream after seeing some footage of it on social media. They are excited to observe how it has changed after five years of operation.
Every year, it simply gets better and better. Everyone has been enjoying it since we started offering scoops, which make getting out easier. When this space popped up, it just fell into our laps, and we had to do it, she says.
Creamy Daze | Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com sells Blue Bell ice cream.
She enjoys the Hemming Village location since it’s in the heart of town, close to college students, and just a short distance from Porter Park.
Brinkerhoff hopes to eventually open another storefront in Idaho Falls after the Rexburg location is established.
Creamy Daze is open from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and it closes at 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com Taylee Brinkerhoff, left, and her husband inside Creamy Daze in Rexburg
BIZ BITS
ASHTON The board of directors of Fall River Electric elected new officers at its July monthly meeting.
Jodi Stiehl of Island Park was chosen as vice president, Jeff Keay of Island Park as secretary/treasurer, and Brent Husk Crowther of Rexburg as president. Both Stiehl and Crowther were former board officers. Keay just started working there.
The cooperative is owned by the clients it serves, and the board is in charge of its long-term strategy and financial health.
Crowther replaces Georg Behrens of Victor, who served previously as board president.
According to the co-op’s bylaws, these board members will hold their posts until after the first regular board meeting after the annual business meeting in June of next year.
Jeff Keay, Jodi Stiehl, center, of Island Park, and Brent Husk Crowther, left, of Rexburg, are the newest members of the Fall River Electric board of directors. Thanks to Ted Austin
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