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Sneak Peek: ‘Van Leeuwen Ice Cream’ To Open Thursday on Elm Street
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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, located on 88 Elm Street, opens its doors to the public on Thursday, Dec. 14.
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‘Van Leeuwen Ice Cream’ Coming to Elm Street
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A new ice cream shop is planned for downtown New Canaan. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is “Coming Soon” to 88 Elm St., according to a sign on the vacant storefront, former longtime home of Dunkin Donuts.
Interior work to prepare the new ice cream shop is expected to start in September, according to construction documents published online.
According to the company’s website, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream launched in New York City in 2008 and now has locations in eight states plus Washington, D.C. In Connecticut there are already locations in Greenwich and Darien. Van Leeuwen’s ice cream “is made from scratch at our factory in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY.,” the website says. The company’s mission is “to make good ice cream, from good ingredients, that makes you feel good.”
The business “was founded in NYC by brothers Ben and Pete Van Leeuwen (American with a Dutch Dad) and Laura O’Neill (an Australian living in America),” the website says. Its products include ice cream in flavors such as Malted Cookie Dough Shake, Peanut Butter Brownie Honeycomb and Buttermilk Berry Cornbread, and vegan ice cream in Oat Milk Brown Sugar Chunk, Churros & Fudge and Strawberry Shortcake.