The ice cream will be going dark for a bit while we work on our production kitchen. On Monday, the CDFA Inspector is going to take a look at a kitchen we are hoping to rent for the dairy “clean room”. Between that visit and some discussions with LB Planning and Health Dept – we want to start the permitting and inspections process in a few weeks. I will still be testing some recipes and sharing pictures in order to finalize recipes and labeling for the pints. If this kitchen works – it will be the fastest and most inexpensive way to get LBC licensed. But we will not have a storefront in the traditional sense – in this scenario. I am considering a ice cream/delivery truck so we can start the Ice Cream of The Month service and tweet locations for pint pickups. Feel free to comment with any ideas or concerns.
Please contact me when your commercial kitchen is up and running. I am a manager for Vons and we have a local products initiative and I may be able to help you get your foot in the door. Denise
Thanks so much Denise! I will contact you once we have it ready. Submitted an application for a location yesterday!!
If you need a kitchen to rent for production check out The Hood in Costa Mesa rentable kitchen space and really nice. I know dairy is hard with permits etc but I know they do a lot there. Good luck