Piccomolo Ice Cream is a chain of ice cream stores in the United States, specializing in gelato

Gelato

Gelato is the italian word for ice cream and sorbet. Italians use the word gelato to mean a sweet treat that is served frozen. Indeed, gelato, just like ice cream, is made with Milk, cream, various sugars, flavoring including fresh fruit and nut purees....

 and other Italian frozen desserts. The name comes from conjoining the Italian words piccolo meaning small and molle meaning soft.

History

Piccomolo was founded in 2002 by Kevin Lee and fellow graduates from the University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...

. The company opened its first franchise store in May 2003 in Dallas, TX. Piccomolo gelato is made in store from all natural ingredients.There are currently 23 stores in 5 states. The company's headquarters are located in Irving, Texas

Irving, Texas

Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...

. Piccomolo is currently undergoing store development in parts of Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Virginia, and California.

External links

• Piccomolo official website